Umbhikisho Obanjelwe eMontreal Uphikisana Nokuthengwa Kwezindiza Zokulwa E-F-35

Ibhalwe nguGloria Henriquez, I-Global News, Januwari 7, 2023

Izishoshovu zibamba imibuthano ezweni lonke ukuphikisa uhlelo lwaseCanada lokuthenga okusha okusha Jeet jets.

E-Montreal, kwaba nombhikisho phakathi nedolobha, lapho kuzwakala khona iculo elithi “akukho zindiza zempi ezintsha,” ngaphandle kwamahhovisi kaNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo waseCanada uSteven Guilbeault.

The Ayikho i-Fighter Jets Coalition - Iqembu lezinhlangano zokuthula nezobulungisa ezingama-25 eCanada- lithi amajethi e-F-35 "ayimishini ebulalayo futhi ayilungele imvelo," ngaphezu kokuba yizindleko ezingadingekile nezimba eqolo.

“ICanada ayizidingi izindiza zempi ezengeziwe,” kusho umhleli uMaya Garfinkel okanye naye World Beyond War, inhlangano ehlose ukususa impi yaseCanada. "Sidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okwengeziwe, imisebenzi eyengeziwe, izindlu ezengeziwe."

Isivumelwano sikahulumeni wobumbano sokuthenga izindiza zempi eziyi-16 kumkhiqizi waseMelika u-Lockheed Martin besilokhu sisebenza kusukela ngo-2017.

NgoDisemba, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvikela u-Anita Anand ukuqinisekisile ukuthi iCanada izophothula inkontileka "isikhathi esifushane kakhulu."

Intengo yokuthenga kubikwa ukuthi iyizigidigidi eziyisi-7 zamaRandi. Umgomo uwukushintsha indiza yaseCanada esekhulile yezindiza zempi i-Boeing CF-18.

UMnyango Wezokuvikela Kazwelonke eCanada utshele iGlobal News nge-imeyili ukuthi ukuthengwa kwemikhumbi emisha kuyadingeka.

"Njengoba ukuhlasela kweRussia ngokungemthetho nokungenabulungiswa kukhombisa, umhlaba wethu uba mnyama futhi uyinkimbinkimbi, futhi nezidingo zokusebenza kweButho Lezempi LaseCanada ziyanda," kusho uJessica Lamirande, okhulumela umnyango.

“ICanada inogu olukhulu kakhulu, umhlaba kanye nendawo yezindiza emhlabeni - futhi indiza yesimanje yezindiza zempi ibalulekile ukuvikela izakhamizi zethu. Umkhumbi omusha wezempi uzophinde uvumele abashayeli bezindiza beRoyal Canadian Air Force ukuthi baqinisekise ukuvikela okuqhubekayo kweNyakatho Melika nge-NORAD, futhi bafake isandla ekuvikelekeni komfelandawonye we-NATO. "

UGarfinkel akahambisani nendlela kahulumeni.

"Ngisiqonda ngokuphelele isidingo sokuphikisa ukwanda kwezempi ngezikhathi zempi," kusho yena. "Sikholelwa ukuthi ukuze kuncishiswe amathuba empi esikhathini esizayo kufanele kube nezinyathelo eziya entuthukweni yangempela kanye nezinyathelo zokunciphisa izinto ezivimbela impi, njengokwandisa ukuphepha kokudla, ukuphepha kwezindlu ..."

Mayelana nemvelo, uLamirande wengeze ngokuthi umnyango uthatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa imithelela engaba khona yephrojekthi, njengokuklama izindawo zabo ezintsha njengezonga ugesi kanye ne-net-zero carbon.

Uhulumeni uthi wenze nokuhlolwa komthelela walezi zindiza emvelweni, waphetha ngokuthi zizofana nalezo zendiza ekhona i-CF-18.

“Eqinisweni, zingase zehle ngenxa yokuncipha kokusetshenziswa kwezinto eziyingozi, kanye nokubanjwa okuhleliwe kwezisi ezikhishwayo. Ukuhlaziya kusekela isiphetho sokuthi ukufaka imikhumbi yempi yamanje esikhundleni samasosha azayo ngeke kube nomthelela omubi emvelweni,” kubhala uLamirande.

Ngokuqondene nomfelandawonye, ​​abahleli bahlela ukubamba imibuthano eBritish Columbia, Nova Scotia nase-Ontario kusukela ngoLwesihlanu kuya ngeSonto.

Bazophinde bembule isibhengezo eNgqumeni yePhalamende lase-Ottawa.