Ibhalwe nguMaya Garfinkel, World BEYOND War, Okthoba 28, 2022
ECanada - Kuyo yonke inyanga ka-Okthoba, inqwaba yezishoshovu zibonakale ezweni lonke emcimbini I-Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment's imihlangano kabili ngonyaka yababambiqhaza bomphakathi. Izishoshovu ku aokungenani amadolobha ayisithupha (Vancouver, London, Halifax, St. Johns, Regina, and Winnipeg) yaphikisa ngokuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Canada Pension Plan kubakhi bezikhali, amafutha emvelo, kanye nezinkampani ezihambisana nokwephulwa komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe kulimaza ikusasa lethu, kunokulivikela.
Ukugxekwa kwe Ukutshalwa kwezimali okungafanele kwe-CPP bekuyindikimba esemqoka yemihlangano yababambe iqhaza ezweni lonke. I-CPP inezigidigidi ezingama- $21.72 etshalwe kubakhiqizi bakaphethiloli bezinto ezimbiwa phansi kuphela kanye nangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-$870 kubadayisi bezikhali bomhlaba wonke. Lokhu kufaka phakathi amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-76 atshalwe ku-Lockheed Martin, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-38 eNorthrop Grumman, kanye namaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-70 eBoeing. Kusukela ngoMashi 31, 2022, i-CPPIB yayitshale imali eyizigidi ezingama- $524 ezinkampanini eziyi-11 kweziyi-112 ezisohlwini lwe-UN Database njengehambisana nokwephulwa komthetho wakwa-Israeli.
Izithameli eziphathelene nokutshalwa kwezimali kwe-CPPIB beziphethe imihlangano. Noma kunjalo, bathole impendulo encane noma engekho evela kubuholi be-CPP mayelana nokukhathazeka kwabo. Ephendula imibuzo, u-Michel Leduc, uMqondisi Omkhulu Ophethe we-CPPIB, uthe "ukusebenzelana nabanikazi bamasheya" kusebenza kangcono kunokwehlukanisa imali, kodwa wethule ubufakazi obuncane bokusekela lesi sitatimende.
E-Vancouver, indawo yokuqala yokuvakasha, kwaphakanyiswa iphuzu lokuthi abantu baseCanada bakhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi isikhwama sempesheni asitshalwa ngendlela efanele. “Impela, i-CPPIB iyakwazi ukuzuza inzuzo enhle yezimali ngaphandle kokutshala imali ezinkampanini ezixhasa ngemali. ukuqothulwa kohlanga, ukuhlala ngokungemthetho kwePalestine,” kusho uKathy Copps, uthisha osewathatha umhlalaphansi futhi oyilungu le-BDS Vancouver Coast Salish Territories. “Kuyihlazo ukuthi i-CPPIB ikwazisa kuphela ukuvikela utshalomali lwethu futhi ishaya indiva umthelela omubi esinawo emhlabeni wonke,” kuqhuba u-Copps. “Uzophendula nini ku- Mashi 2021 Incwadi esayinwe izinhlangano ezingaphezu kuka-70 kanye nabantu abangu-5,600 benxusa i-CPPIB ukuthi ihlukane nezinkampani ezisohlwini lwedatha ye-UN njengezinesandla emacaleni empi ase-Israel?"
Ngenkathi i-CPPIB ithi inikezelwe “izintshisekelo ezinhle zabanikeli be-CPP nabazuzi”, empeleni inqanyuliwe ngokwedlulele emphakathini futhi isebenza njengenhlangano yokutshalwa kwezimali yobungcweti enomsebenzi wezohwebo, wokutshalwa kwezimali kuphela. “Naphezu kweminyaka yezikhalazo, izenzo, kanye nokuba khona komphakathi emihlanganweni yomphakathi ye-CPPIB ebanjwa kabili ngonyaka, kube nokushoda okukhulu kwenqubekelaphambili ephusile yokuguqukela ekutshalweni kwezimali okutshala izimali ezinhle kakhulu zesikhathi eside ngokwenza ngcono umhlaba esikhundleni sokunikela ukubhujiswa kwayo,” kusho uKaren Rodman weJust Peace Advocates.
NgoLwesibili, Novemba 1st kusukela ngo-12:00 - 1:00 pm ET, i-CPPIB isingatha i- Umhlangano Kazwelonke Obonakalayo okuzophawula ukuphela kwemihlangano yomphakathi ka-2022 CPPB. Amalungu omphakathi angakwazi Bhalisa lapha.
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