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Several are dead and dozens injured in a horrific accident at a military base in Alberta. The incident should spark a debate about the level of funding for and the function of Canada’s armed forces. According to initial reports, four soldiers were killed in a training mishap that sparked a fire at CFB Wainwright on... Continue Reading →
As part of Marc Carney’s extreme militarism, he’s putting $2 billion into one of the most secretive, US aligned parts of the Canadian government. But the media focus has been almost entirely about controversy over data centres. On Friday the Globe and Mail and several other outlets reported that the Communication Security Establishment (CSE) will... Continue Reading →
The media’s close ties to the military have long undermined democracy. Mark Carney’s extreme militarization of the economy is exacerbating the problem. Last week Canada’s ‘paper of record’ published a full-page ad headlined “THE GLOBE AND MAIL PRESENTS National Defence: Mapping Canada’s growth strategy.” The October 14 event includes Industry minister Mélanie Joly, Commander of... Continue Reading →
Considering the US president’s threats it would be “irresponsible” of Ottawa not to prepare for a US attack. But it’s far more “irresponsible” to boost an annexationist country’s military and belligerence if you were serious about the possibility of invasion. In a recent New York Times interview Prime Minister Carney said his government has examined... Continue Reading →
31 years ago, today the Ontario Provincial Police killed Ojibway protester Dudley George. The act of colonial violence highlights one way the Canadian military has dispossessed First Nations. During World War II 1,000 hectares of Chippewa Territory was appropriated for a Canadian Forces (CF) training ground near Sarnia, Ontario. After the Kettle and Stoney Point... Continue Reading →
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently posted an image mocking Canada’s Cadet Training program. His petty body shaming insult should be rejected, but the Cadets are a powerful tool for drawing teens into reactionary militarism. To familiarize young people with the Canadian Forces (CF) the military spends more than $300 million a year on... Continue Reading →
At the behest of Donald Trump Mark Carney has massively increased military spending while maintaining the armed forces’ extensive ties to their US counterparts. Still, the Trump administration is mocking Canada’s military. On Monday, US Secretary Scott Bessent made fun of the Canadian armed forces. He stated, “We’re not at war with Canada. How are... Continue Reading →
Carney is suggesting Canada has been attacked and we’re at “war”, but the PM won’t even pause military overflights, officer exchanges or training missions with the attacking country. At a press conference to announce the suspension of trade talks with the US and the imposition of countervailing tariffs, the prime minister was asked: “Why does... Continue Reading →
Rick Hillier’s new bank job highlights the tightening ties between finance and militarism. On August 10 Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff from 2005 to 2008 was made Strategic Defence Advisor for the National Bank of Canada. According to the country’s sixth biggest bank, Canada’s former top soldier “will provide strategic advice on defence-related trends and... Continue Reading →
“Rebooting the whole conversation” on militarism requires discussing alternative conceptions of security, Canadian force’s actual focus and the roots of great power conflicts. While some of this will be difficult for Avi Lewis, it’s essential to challenging Mark Carney’s historic increase in military spending. The NDP leader’s recent comments on military affairs have received significant... Continue Reading →
“Canada’s only operational submarine just sank a U.S. warship”, noted the National Post. A more apt headline would have been: “Canadian submarine part of needless war game treats ocean as garbage dump”. While no one is discussing the ecological toll of Mark Carney’s $100 billion submarine purchase, its impact will be significant. Recently HMCS Corner... Continue Reading →
The NDP has stayed mum on a major expansion in Canadian war fighting capacity. The Naval Deployment Party has been staunchly pro-navy since long before Russia’s invasion or Trump’s annexation threats. In a major militarist expansion, Mark Carney recently announced the purchase of a dozen German submarines set to be equipped with cruise missiles. Two... Continue Reading →
Another $100 billion to assist the US empire without parliamentary challenge. In what will be a major expansion in Canadian sea fighting capacity, Mark Carney recently announced the purchase of a dozen German submarines set to be equipped with cruise missiles. Over the past three decades Canada has had four of these covert vessels with... Continue Reading →
The monsters who’ve armed Israel throughout its genocide in Gaza are giving themselves greater capacity to intimidate and kill internationally. As forest fires burn out of control across the country and ever more Canadians sleep on the streets, our government is devoting unprecedented sums of public resources to a militarist conception of ‘security’. Thursday Mark... Continue Reading →
Although some of his supporters claim he isn’t, Avi Lewis sure seems to be a militarist. The new NDP leader’s tacit acceptance of Mark Carney’s submarine madness is but the latest example of Lewis following his party’s well-worn warmongering ways. In the latest phase of the largest militarization in three quarters of a century, Carney... Continue Reading →
In the latest militarist outrage, Mark Carney just announced the purchase of a dozen German attack submarines. The 12 subs will cost about two billion dollars each and the contract will top $100 billion over their lifecycle. Prime Minister Carney made the submarine announcement in Halifax enroute to the NATO summit in Turkey. The huge... Continue Reading →
Mark Carney’s militarism is extreme. In the latest example, his government looks set to purchase more than twice as many fighter jets as Stephen Harper planned to. On Friday CBC reported that Ottawa is considering purchasing over 140 new fighter jets. In what could rival the surface combatant purchase as the largest ever military procurement,... Continue Reading →
As Trump once again threatens to destroy all of Iran, Canadian politicians won’t even condemn the US president’s rhetoric, let alone push to reduce military ties. And in an embarrassing turn, the annexationist president is the one who has paused a major bilateral military accord. Just before speaking with an Israeli Prime Minister pushing to... Continue Reading →
Most Canadian politicians, even self-described left-wing ones, seem to want a war bank in their city. Apparently, they don’t care about starving social programs, linking finance to arms production or the violence it will spur. On Thursday leftist Quebec Solidaire (QS) defended Montreal’s bid to host the new NATO war bank Canada was recently selected... Continue Reading →
The US congress or people need to remove Donald Trump. In Canada we need a politician who will demand an immediate pause of US military overflights, officer exchanges and training missions as well as military accords and arms sales so long as the warmongering fanatic is in charge. On Tuesday morning Trump posted: “A whole... Continue Reading →
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