Izishoshovu Zokuthula Ukubhikisha NjengeCanada Ihlela Ukuchitha Amabhiliyoni Ku-New Fighter Jets

NguScott Coston, Okthoba 2, 2020

Kusukela Ukwehlukaniswa kabusha kwezepolitiki

Umfelandawonye ophansi wezishoshovu zokuthula zaseCanada uzogubha uSuku Lwamazwe Ngamazwe Lokungabi Nodlame ngo-Okthoba 2 ngokubhikisha okufuna uhulumeni wesifundazwe amise izinhlelo zokusebenzisa imali efinyelela ku- $ 19 billion ezindizeni ezintsha ezingama-88.

"Silindele ukuba nezenzo ezingaba ngu-50 kulo lonke elaseCanada," kusho u-Emma McKay, umgqugquzeli olwa nokulwa nempi eMontreal osebenzisa bona, Ukwehlukaniswa kabusha kwezepolitiki.

Iningi lezenzo lizokwenzeka ngaphandle, lapho amazinga okudlulisela e-Covid-19 engaphansi, kusho bona. Abahleli bayala ababambiqhaza ukuthi bagqoke izifihla-buso futhi bahloniphe imihlahlandlela yokwehlukaniswa kwezenhlalo.

Le mibhikisho, ehlelelwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe, izobandakanya imibuthano engaphandle kwamahhovisi ezindawo zamalungu ePhalamende.

Amaqembu abambe iqhaza afaka iCanada Voice of Women for Peace, World BEYOND War, Peace Brigades International - Canada, Conscience Canada, Labour Against the Arms Trade, iCanada Peace Congress, iCanada Foreign Policy Institute, neCanada BDS Coalition.

UMcKay ukholelwa ukuthi ukuthengwa kwezindiza kukahulumeni kuhle kakhulu ngokuthokozisa abalingani beNATO baseCanada kunokukwenza izwe liphephe.

"Lawa mazwe asentshonalanga anamandla asebenzisa izikhali ezithuthukile, ngisho nokusongela izikhali ezithuthukile, ukwesabisa nokubulala abantu eqenjini lonke lezinye izizwe, kubandakanya naseMpumalanga Ephakathi naseNyakatho Afrika," kusho bona.

Kukhona nezindleko eziphezulu kwezemvelo ezindizeni zezindiza zezindiza “ezingasebenzi kahle”, kusho uMcKay. "Ukuthengwa nje kwalezi ezingama-88 kukodwa kungasicindezela ukuba sinqume imingcele yethu ukufinyelela ezinhlosweni zethu zezulu."

Esikhundleni sokuchitha izigidigidi kwi-hardware entsha yamasosha, uMcKay uthe bangathanda ukubona uhulumeni etshala imali ezintweni ezinjenge-universal pharmacare, ukunakekelwa kwabantwana emhlabeni wonke, nezindlu ezingabizi kuwo wonke umuntu eCanada.

Ku-imeyili ku Ukwehlukaniswa kabusha kwezepolitiki, Okhulumela uMnyango Wezokuvikela Kuzwelonke uFloriane Bonneville ubhale wathi: “UHulumeni waseCanada uphokophele ukuthola imikhumbi yempi yesikhathi esizayo, njengoba ethembisile ku 'Strong, Secure, Engaged,' iyaqhubeka.

“Lokhu kuthengwa kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi abesifazane nabesilisa baseCanada Armed Forces banemishini abayidingayo ukwenza imisebenzi ebalulekile esiyicelayo kubo: ukuvikela nokuvikela abantu baseCanada nokuqinisekisa ubukhosi baseCanada.

"Sisazibophezele emsebenzini wethu wokuletha ukuthula emhlabeni futhi seseka ngokuphelele uSuku Lwamazwe Ngamazwe Lokungabi Nodlame [lwe-UN]," kubhala yena.

"Uhulumeni wethu unezinto eziningi eziseqhulwini, okubalwa kuzo ukulwa nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukuvikela abantu baseCanada, nokusebenzisana nabalingani bethu ukulwela inkululeko nezwe elinokuthula, nelichumayo," kuqhubeka uBonneville.

"Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba kufakazelwa enkulumweni yobukhosi, sihlala sizibophezele ekweqiseni iParget yethu yango-2030 eParis futhi sibeke iCanada emzileni wokwehlisa umoya ngo-2050."

Abe-Public Services and Procurement Canada bamemezele ngoJulayi 31 ukuthi iziphakamiso zenkontileka sezitholakele zivela e-American Aerospace kanye nezokuvikela ezinkulu uLokheed Martin noBoing, kanye nenkampani yaseSweden iSaab AB.

Uhulumeni ulindele ukuthi amajets amasha azoqala ukusebenza ngo-2025, kancane kancane athathe indawo yama-CF-18 asebekhulile eRoyal Canadian Air Force.

Ngenkathi inhloso enkulu yombhikisho ukumisa uhlelo lokushintshwa kwezindiza, kunezinhloso zesibili ezibucayi futhi.

UMcKay, 26, unethemba lokufaka abantu abalingana nabo ekunyakazeni izikhali.

“Njengomunye wamalungu amancane kakhulu omfelandawonye, ​​ngiyazi ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu, ngempela ukuletha abantu abasha,” kusho bona. "Engikutholile ukuthi iningi lentsha alizazi ngempela izindlela ezahlukene uhulumeni azama ngazo ukusebenzisa imali ngezikhali."

UMcKay ufuna nokwakha ukuxhumana okuqinile nezishoshovu kwezinye izinhlangano ezifana neBlack Lives Matter, ubulungiswa besimo sezulu kanye namalungelo aboMdabu.

“Nginethemba lokuthi ukwakha lobo budlelwano kungasisiza ukuthi sivumelane ngamasu,” kusho bona. "Into eyodwa okudingeka sicabange ngayo, ngokucophelela ukuthi sizokwenza kanjani umthelela."

Ukuqamba kabusha isithunzi seCanada njengomgcini wokuthula kuzosiza izishoshovu zokulwa nezikhali ukwakha lawo mabhuloho, kusho uMcKay.

"Engingathanda ukuthi abantu baqale ukucabanga ngakho akusona isizwe esinjengeCanada esisebenzisa izikhali ukwenza ukuthula, kepha isizwe esinjengeCanada esungula izindlela ezingezona ezinobudlova zokugcina izimpilo ziphephile futhi zivikelekile kuwo wonke umuntu emhlabeni," kusho bona. .

I-International Day of Non-Violence, eyenzeka ngosuku lokuzalwa kukaMahatma Ghandi, yasungulwa ngumhlangano jikelele we-United Nations ngo-2007 njengomcimbi wokulwela “isiko lokuthula, ukubekezelelana, ukuqonda nokungabi nodlame.”

UScott Costen yintatheli yaseCanada ezinze e-East Hants, eNova Scotia. Mlandele ku-Twitter @ScottCosten.