Uhlelo Lwempesheni YaseCanada Luxhasa Ngezimali Ukuphela Kwezwe Futhi Esingakwenza Ngalo

NguRachel Small, World BEYOND War, Julayi 31, i-2022

Muva nje ngibe nelungelo lokukhuluma engosini yewebhu ebalulekile enesihloko esithi “Ingabe Ibhodi Lokutshalwa Kwempesheni YaseCanada Liphezu Kokuthini Ngempela?” ihlelwe ngokubambisana nabasizi bethu iJust Peace Advocates, iCanadian Foreign Policy Institute, Canadian BDS Coalition, MiningWatch Canada, kanye ne-Internacional de Servicios Públicos. Funda kabanzi mayelana nomcimbi futhi ubuke ukuqoshwa kwawo okugcwele lapha. Amaslayidi nolunye ulwazi nezixhumanisi ezabiwe phakathi ne-webinar nakho kuyatholakala lapha.

Nanka amazwi engabelana ngawo, ngifingqa ezinye zezindlela i-Canadian Pension Plan exhasa ngayo ukufa nokucekelwa phansi kwabantu neplanethi - okuhlanganisa nokukhipha uphethiloli, izikhali zenuzi, nobugebengu bempi - futhi ngigqamisa ukuthi kungani futhi kanjani akufanele sifune lutho. ngaphansi kwesikhwama esitshalwe kuso futhi empeleni sakhe ikusasa esifuna ukuhlala kulo.

Igama lami nginguRachel Small, ngingumhleli weCanada World Beyond War, inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke kanye nenhlangano ekhuthaza ukuqedwa kwempi (kanye nesikhungo sempi) kanye nokushintshwa kwayo ngokuthula okunobulungiswa nokusimeme. Sinamalungu emazweni angu-192 emhlabeni wonke asebenzela ukususa izinganekwane zempi kanye nokumela—nokuthatha izinyathelo eziqinile zokwakha—olunye uhlelo lwezokuphepha lomhlaba wonke. Eyodwa esekelwe ekunciphiseni ukuphepha, ukulawula izingxabano ngaphandle kobudlova, nokudala isiko lokuthula.

Njengabahleli, izishoshovu, amavolontiya, abasebenzi, namalungu wethu omangalisayo world beyond war Izahluko esisebenzela ukuqeda udlame lwezempi nempi, ngokubambisana nalabo abathintwe kakhulu kukho.

Mina ngokwami ​​ngizinze e-Tkaronto, efana namadolobha amaningi abantu lapha abajoyina kuwo, elakhiwe endaweni eyebiwe yoMdabu. Yizwe eliyindawo yokhokho be-Huron-Wendat, i-Haudenosaunee, kanye nezizwe zama-Anishinaabe. Umhlaba odinga ukubuyiselwa.

IToronto futhi iyisihlalo sezezimali zaseCanada. Kubagqugquzeli bokulwa nongxowankulu noma labo abathintekayo ekungabini nabulungiswa kwezimayini lokho kusho ukuthi leli dolobha ngezinye izikhathi laziwa ngokuthi "isisu sesilo".

Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi njengoba sikhuluma namuhla mayelana nokutshala ingcebo yabantu baseCanada kangangokuthi umcebo omningi waleli zwe untshontshiwe kwaboHlanga, uvela ekususweni kwabo ezindaweni zabo, ngokuvamile ukuze kukhishwe izinto zokwakha ingcebo, noma ngabe ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezicacile, izimayini, uwoyela negesi, njll. Izindlela i-CPP eqhubeka ngazo ngezindlela eziningi ukwenza amakholoni, kokubili eTurtle Island nasePalestine, eBrazil, eningizimu yomhlaba, nangale kwayo kuyingxenye ebalulekile yengxoxo yanamuhla kusihlwa.

Njengoba kwabekwa ekuqaleni, isikhwama sempesheni saseCanada singesinye sezinkulu emhlabeni. Futhi ngifuna ukwabelana ngolwazi manje mayelana nesici esincane sendawo etshaliwe, esembonini yezikhali.

Njengokwezinombolo ezisanda kukhishwa embikweni wonyaka we-CPPIB I-CPP okwamanje itshala ezinkampanini zezikhali ezingu-9 kwezingu-25 ezihamba phambili emhlabeni (ngokuvumelana ne lolu hlu). Ngempela, kusukela ngo-March 31 2022, i-Canada Pension Plan (CPP) has lezi zimali kubadayisi bezikhali bomhlaba abangama-25 abaphambili:

I-Lockheed Martin - inani lemakethe $76 million CAD
I-Boeing - inani lemakethe $70 million CAD
I-Northrop Grumman - inani lemakethe lika-$38 million CAD
I-Airbus - inani lemakethe $441 million CAD
L3 Harris - inani lemakethe $27 million CAD
I-Honeywell - inani lemakethe $106 million CAD
IMitsubishi Heavy Industries - inani lemakethe $36 million CAD
General Electric – inani lemakethe $70 million CAD
I-Thales - inani lemakethe $ 6 million CAD

Ukukubeka ngokungananazi, lena yi-CPP etshala imali ezinkampanini okuyizona ezihamba phambili zokwenza inzuzo emhlabeni. Izingxabano ezifanayo emhlabeni wonke ezilethe usizi ezigidini zalethe inzuzo enkulu kulaba abakhiqizi bezikhali kulo nyaka. Izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke ababulawayo, abahluphekayo, abaxoshwayo benza lokhu ngenxa yezikhali ezithengiswayo kanye nezivumelwano zempi ezenziwa yilezi zinkampani.

Ngenkathi ababaleki abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyisithupha bebalekile e-Ukraine kulo nyaka, kuyilapho izakhamuzi ezingaphezu kuka-400,000 zibulewe eminyakeni eyisikhombisa yempi eYemen, kuyilapho okungenani. 13 izingane zasePalestine babulawa eWest Bank kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2022, lezi zinkampani zezikhali zenza inzuzo eyizigidigidi. Babodwa, ngokungangabazeki bodwa abantu, abanqoba lezi zimpi.

Futhi kulapho kutshalwa khona isamba esikhulu sezimali zaseCanada. Lokhu kusho ukuthi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi siyathanda noma singathandi, sonke esinemiholo yethu etshalwe yi-CPP, okuyisibalo esikhulu sabasebenzi baseCanada, sitshala imali ekulondolozeni nasekukhuliseni imboni yempi.

U-Lockheed Martin, ngokwesibonelo, umenzi wezikhali ohamba phambili emhlabeni, futhi otshalwe kakhulu yi-CPP, ubone izitoko zabo zenyuka cishe ngamaphesenti angama-25 kusukela kuqale unyaka omusha. Lokhu kuhlobana nezinye izici eziningi zezempi yaseCanada. NgoMashi uhulumeni waseCanada umemezele ukuthi ukhethe u-Lockheed Martin Corp., umkhiqizi waseMelika wendiza yezempi i-F-35, njengomabhidi wakhe ancamelayo wenkontileka ka-$19 billion yezindiza zokulwa ezintsha ezingama-88. Le ndiza inenhloso eyodwa kuphela nokuwukubulala noma ukucekela phansi ingqalasizinda. Kuyindiza, noma kuzoba, isikhali senuzi esikwaziyo, emoyeni ukuya emoyeni kanye nasemoyeni kuya emhlabathini esenzelwe ukulwa impi. Lolu hlobo lwesinqumo sokuthenga lawa majethi ngentengo yesitikha engu-$19 billion kanye nezindleko zomjikelezo wokuphila $ 77 billion, kusho ukuthi uhulumeni uzozizwa ecindezelwa ukuthi athethelele ukuthengwa kwalezi zindiza ezimba eqolo ngokuthi azisebenzise. Njengoba nje amapayipi okwakha egxilisa ikusasa lokumbiwa kukaphethiloli kanye nenkinga yesimo sezulu, isinqumo sokuthenga izindiza zempi zika-Lockheed Martin's F35 siqinisa inqubomgomo yezangaphandle yaseCanada esekelwe ekuzibophezeleni ekulweni impi ngezindiza zempi amashumi eminyaka ezayo.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi ungaphikisa ukuthi lolu udaba oluhlukile, lwezinqumo zikahulumeni waseCanada zokuthenga izindiza zempi zika-Lockheed, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukukuxhumanisa lokho nendlela i-Canadian Pension Plan futhi etshala ngayo izigidi eziningi zamaRandi ngendlela efanayo. inkampani. Futhi lezi izindlela ezimbili kwezimbalwa iCanada enikela ngayo enzuzweni eqopha umlando kaLockheed kulo nyaka.

Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi zonke ngaphandle kwezinkampani ezimbili kwezingu-9 engizishilo ekuqaleni i-CPP etshala kuzo imali nazo zibandakanyeka kakhulu ekukhiqizweni kwezikhali zenuzi emhlabeni jikelele. Futhi lokhu akubandakanyi ukutshalwa kwezimali okungaqondile kubakhiqizi bezikhali zenuzi lapho kuzodingeka sibhale ezinye izinkampani eziningi.

Anginaso isikhathi lapha namuhla sokukhuluma kakhulu ngezikhali zenuzi, kodwa kufanelekile ukusikhumbuza ukuthi kunezimpi zenuzi ezingaphezu kuka-13,000 ezikhona namuhla. Eziningi zisesimweni sokuqapha, zilungele ukwethulwa phakathi nemizuzu, kungaba ngamabomu noma ngenxa yengozi noma ukungaqondi kahle. Noma yikuphi ukwethulwa okunjalo kungaba nemiphumela eyinhlekelele empilweni yasemhlabeni. Kalula nje, izikhali zenuzi ziwusongo olukhulu nolusheshayo ekusindeni kwabantu okungokoqobo. Kube nezingozi ezibandakanya lezi zikhali e-US, Spain, Russia, British Columbia nakwezinye izindawo emashumini eminyaka.

Futhi uma sesixoxa ngesihloko esijabulisayo sokusongela ukuphila kwabantu, ngifuna ukugqamisa kafushane enye indawo yokutshalwa kwezimali kwe-CPP - izibaso ezimbiwa phansi. I-CPP itshalwe ngokujulile ekuqhubekiseleni phambili inkinga yesimo sezulu. Izimali zempesheni zaseCanada zitshala izigidigidi zamadola ethu omhlalaphansi ezinkampanini nasezimpahleni ezandisa ingqalasizinda kawoyela, igesi namalahle. Ezimweni eziningi, izikhwama zethu zempesheni zize zibe ngabanikazi bawo amapayipi, izinkampani zikawoyela negesi, Futhi izinkundla zegesi zasolwandle ngokwabo.

I-CPP iphinde ibe ngumtshali zimali omkhulu ezinkampanini zezimayini. Okungagcini nje ngokuqhubekisela phambili ukwenziwa kwamakholoni, futhi okunesibopho sokwebiwa komhlaba kanye nokungcoliswa komhlaba kodwa futhi nokumbiwa kanye nokucutshungulwa okuyisisekelo kwezinsimbi nezinye izimbiwa yikho ngokwako okubhekene nakho. 26 amaphesenti ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni emhlabeni jikelele.

Emazingeni amaningi i-CPP itshala imali kulokho esikwaziyo ukuthi kuzokwenza umhlaba ungaphileki ngokoqobo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Futhi ngasikhathi sinye bamatasa kakhulu bahlaza ukutshalwa kwezimali kwabo. I-Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (i-CPP Investments) isanda kumemezela ukuthi yenza ukuzibophezela ngephothifoliyo yabo kanye nokusebenza ukuze bathole ukukhishwa kwe-net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) kuwo wonke ama-scopes ngo-2050. Lokhu sekwephuzile kakhulu futhi kubukeka kuningi kakhulu njengokugeza okuluhlaza kunokuzibophezela ngenkuthalo ukugcina amafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi emhlabeni okuyilokho esaziyo ukuthi kuyadingeka ngempela.

Ngifuna nokuthinta umqondo wokuzimela kwe-CPP. I-CPP igcizelela ukuthi abazimele ngempela kohulumeni, ukuthi esikhundleni salokho babika eBhodini Labaqondisi, futhi Ibhodi eligunyaza izinqubomgomo zabo zokutshala izimali, elinquma isiqondiso samasu (ngokubambisana nabaphathi be-CPP Investments) futhi ligunyaze izinqumo ezibalulekile mayelana nendlela isikhwama. isebenza. Kodwa ubani leli bhodi?

Kumalungu angu-11 amanje ebhodini labaqondisi le-CPP, okungenani ayisithupha asebenze ngokuqondile noma asebenzela amabhodi ezinkampani zikaphethiloli wezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi kanye nabasizi bazo.

Okuphawuleka kakhulu ukuthi usihlalo webhodi le-CPP ngu-Heather Munroe-Blum owajoyina ibhodi ye-CPP ngo-2010. Ngesikhathi ekhona, uke wahlala futhi ebhodini le-RBC, engumbolekisi wokuqala kanye nomtshali zimali ohamba phambili embonini kaphethiloli yase-Canada. . Mhlawumbe ngaphezu kwanoma yisiphi esinye isikhungo eCanada engeyona inkampani kawoyela uqobo, sinentshisekelo ejulile yokubona ukukhula kokukhiqizwa kukaphethiloli. Ngokwesibonelo umxhasi omkhulu wepayipi le-Coastal Gaslink elishoshozela endaweni yase-Wet'suwet'en ekhonjwe ngezibhamu. I-RBC iphinde ibe ngumtshalizimali omkhulu embonini yezikhali zenuzi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kukhona ukungqubuzana okusemthethweni kwezintshisekelo noma cha, ulwazi luka-Munroe-Blum ebhodini le-RBC alukwazi ukusiza kodwa ukwazisa indlela anomuzwa wokuthi i-CPP kufanele iphathwe ngayo noma izinhlobo zokutshalwa kwezimali okufanele bazibheke zivikelekile.

I-CPP ithi kuwebhusayithi yabo inhloso yabo “ukudala ukuphepha komhlalaphansi ezizukulwaneni zabantu baseCanada” futhi umugqa wesibili wombiko wabo wonyaka abasanda kuwukhipha uthi ukugxila kwabo okucacile “ukuvikela izintshisekelo ezinhle zabazuzi be-CPP izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.” Ngokuyisisekelo ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sizibuze ukuthi kungani kwenzeka ukuthi isikhungo esiyimpoqo ukuthi iningi labasebenzi baseCanada bafake isandla kuso, esakhiwe ngokusobala ukuze sisize ukuvikela ikusasa lethu nelezingane zethu, kubonakala sengathi sixhasa ngemali futhi empeleni. ukuletha imbubhiso enkulu yamanje neyesikhathi esizayo. Ukuthi, ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa ukubandakanyeka kwezikhali zenuzi kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuxhasa ukuphela kwangempela komhlaba. Uxhaso lokufa, ukumba uphethiloli, ukuthengiswa kwamanzi, ubugebengu bempi…Ngingaphikisa ukuthi lokhu akukona nje ukutshalwa kwezimali okubi ngokwendlela yokuziphatha, kodwa futhi kuwukutshalwa kwezimali okubi.

Isikhwama sempesheni empeleni esigxile ekusaseni labasebenzi kuleli besingeke sithathe izinqumo ezenziwa yi-CPPIB. Futhi akufanele samukele isimo samanje sezindaba. Akufanele futhi samukele ukutshalwa kwezimali okungase kwazise abasebenzi abahlala e-Canada ngenkathi siphonsela abantu emhlabeni wonke ngaphansi kwebhasi. Sidinga ukwenqaba uhlelo lwempesheni lukahulumeni oluqhubeka nokusabalalisa kabusha izinsiza nengcebo isuka emazweni axhashaziwe emhlabeni wonke iye eCanada. Iholo likabani livela egazini elichithwe lisuka ePalestine, liya eColombia, lisuka e-Ukraine liya eTigray liya eYemen. Akufanele sifune lutho olungaphansi kwesikhwama esitshalwe esikhathini esizayo esifuna ukuhlala kuso. Angicabangi ukuthi lokho kuyisiphakamiso esiqinile.

Ngima kulokho, kodwa futhi ngifuna ukwethembeka ukuthi le mpi enzima ngempela esilindele. World BEYOND War yenza imikhankaso eminingi yokwehliswa kwemali futhi iwina eminingana njalo ngonyaka, noma ngabe ihlukanisa izabelomali zedolobha noma izisebenzi noma izinhlelo zempesheni ezizimele, kodwa i-CPP inzima njengoba iklanywe ngamabomu ukuthi ibe nzima kakhulu ukuyishintsha. Abaningi bazokutshela ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukushintsha, kodwa angicabangi ukuthi lokho kuyiqiniso. Abaningi bazophinde bakutshele ukuthi bavikelwe ngokuphelele ethonyeni lezombusazwe, ekukhathazekeni ngengcindezi yomphakathi, kodwa siyazi ukuthi lokho akulona iqiniso ngokuphelele. Futhi amaphaneli angaphambili enze umsebenzi omuhle wokukhombisa ukuthi banendaba kangakanani nesithunzi sabo emehlweni omphakathi waseCanada. Lokho kusivulela ithuba elincane futhi kusho ukuthi singabaphoqa ngokuphelele ukuthi bashintshe. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kulobubusuku kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile esibheke kulokho. Kufanele siqale ngokuqonda ukuthi benzani endleleni eya ekwakheni iminyakazo ebanzi yokuyishintsha.

Ziningi izindlela zokuthi singalethwa kanjani lolo shintsho kodwa engifuna ukukugqamisa ukuthi njalo ngemuva kweminyaka emibili baba nemihlangano yomphakathi ezweni lonke - ngokuvamile iba yimihlangano cishe kuzo zonke izifundazwe noma izifunda. Lokhu kukwindla yilapho lokho kuzophinde kwenzeke futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuletha umzuzu obalulekile lapho singahlela khona ngokuphambana kwemigwaqo futhi sibakhombise ukuthi asizethembi izinqumo abazenzayo - ukuthi isithunzi sabo sisengozini enkulu. Futhi lapho akufanele sifune lutho olungaphansi kwesikhwama esitshalwe kuso futhi sakhe ikusasa esifuna ukuhlala kuso.