“We call on Canada to stop arms sales to Israel, to stop communicating with those who incite genocide, to stop trade of goods with those who declare every day that they want to wipe out Palestinian people.” Mona Abuamara Palestine representative in Canada
Tomorrow the 100K March for Gaza is taking place in two dozen cities across the country. Please join what are expected to be the largest Palestine solidarity demonstrations in Canadian history.l
No to Canadian military intervention in Haiti!
Stand with Haitian people by taking a minute to email Canada’s leaders to call on them to start respecting Haiti's sovereignty & stop dictating Haitian affairs
#StopUNinvasionofHaiti
Yesterday’s National March on Ottawa was the biggest ever Palestine solidarity protest in Ottawa’s history. As many as 100 000 travelled from Windsor, London, Toronto & Montréal to demand an end to Canada’s complicity in Israel’s violence & colonization of Palestine
Landslide victory for MAS and Left in Bolivia. Humiliating defeat for the coup regime and Trudeau government, which supported overthrow of Evo Morales a year ago.
Take action! Take a minute to email the NDP leader & foreign affairs critic calling on the NDP to support South Africa’s request for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to declare Israel in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention
Patrice Lumumba was assassinated 60 years ago today. Less known is that Canada played a key role his demise. PM Diefenbaker called Lumumba a “major threat to Western interests” & CDN troops played a crucial role in the UN mission that undercut the Congolese independence leader.
Patrice Lumumba was assassinated 60 years ago today. Canada played a key role in his demise. PM Diefenbaker called Lumumba a “major threat to Western interests” & CDN troops played a crucial role in the UN mission that undercut the Congolese independence leader
#CFPhistory
PRESS CONFERENCE: Watch today's press event with lawyers & affected family members announcing that
@ICJPalestine
have issued a notice of intention to prosecute Canadian politicians for aiding & abetting Israel’s war crimes in
#Gaza
.
🚨BREAKING🚨
Canadian government issued with notice of intention to seek prosecution of politicians for complicity in war crimes in Gaza.
PM
@JustinTrudeau
one of four Canadian politicians issued with the notice.
Full letter available below⬇️
23 years ago today NATO began a 78 day bombing campaign of Serbia. 18 Canadian fighter jets dropped over 500 bombs. Many 100s died during the bombing & 100 000s were displaced in a war that contravened international law
#CFPHistory
Singh has sent an email including a strong statement of NDP demands, denouncing the Trudeau government for “failing to call out Israel for breaching international law and for violating the human rights of the Palestinian people”
57 years ago today Ghana’s Canadian-trained army overthrew leading pan Africanist President Kwame Nkrumah. After coup Canadian High Commissioner in Accra C. E. McGaughey wrote “a wonderful thing has happened for the West in Ghana & Canada has played a worthy part”
#CFPHistory
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64 years ago today Fidel Castro's forces overthrew US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. Unlike most countries in hemisphere Canada never severed relations with Cuba after revolution. One reason was US asked CDN embassy in Havana to spy which US greatly benefited from
#CFPhistory
A report from George Washington University reveals that the Canadian Armed Forces trained a far-right Ukrainian group. Despite corroboration by its own internal documents, the Canadian military is calling the report “Russian disinformation.”
86 years ago today 🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mackenzie King met Adolf Hitler in Germany. Afterwards he wrote “As I talked with him, I could not but think of Joan of Arc”, calling Hitler “eminently wise,” a “mystic,” a “deliverer of his people from tyranny”
5 years ago today then foreign minister Chrystia Freeland announced that should Canada win a seat on the UN Security Council it would act as an “asset for Israel” on the Council
#CFPhistory
Pleased to announce that next month we'll be hosting world-renowned intellectual Jeffrey Sachs who will speak on “The Path to Peace in Ukraine". He'll be joined by U of Ottawa Ukraine expert
@I_Katchanovski
. Join us May 3 for this important talk. REGISTER:
4 years ago today 🇨🇦 Embassy celebrated Canadians fighting in Israeli military. 33 Canadian “lone soldiers” serving in IOF participated in a “pizza party” organized by ambassador Deborah Lyons who told them “we at the embassy are very proud of what you’re doing”
#CFPhistory
Wow. Globe publishes 3000 word piece calling for US/Canada to instigate a coup d'etat in China. Progressives who have jumped on China demonization bandwagon need to think seriously about where all this heading
Today mark 3 years since Canada was defeated in its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council. The Trudeau government’s loss was an embarrassing rejection of its pro-Washington, militaristic and anti-Palestinian policies
#CFPhistory
ONLINE RALLY: Join
@DesmondCole
,
@judyrebick
,
@Beisan
,Rima Berns-McGown & others at emergency rally tomorrow to defend Ontario MPP
@SarahJama_
who has faced censure from Ontario legislature & expulsion from NDP caucus for opposing Israel's violence in Gaza
Next week we're hosting Pink Floyd's
@rogerwaters
on the importance of Palestine solidarity.On the eve of his Montreal Bell Centre performance he'll be rallying in support of McGill students who faced a litany of attacks for advancing the Palestinian cause
Haitian community is organizing a protest on Thursday in front of Canadian consulate in NYC to oppose Canadian support for repressive, illegitimate and corrupt president Jovenel Moise
JUST RELEASED: It's been exactly 3 yrs since Guaidó's self-declaration as VZ president. Read our open letter signed by 2 MPS, 4 former MPs & 50 prominent individuals demanding Trudeau stop recognizing Guaidó, end sanctions & reset relations with Venezuela.
2 years ago yesterday Bolivia’s first Indigenous Pres was ousted. Hours after military command forced Evo Morales to resign foreign minister Chrystia Freeland released a celebratory statement declaring “Canada stands with Bolivia and the democratic will of its people”
#CFPhistory
Conservative attacks against
@nikiashton
and
@paulmanly
for participating in “Free Meng Wanzhou” webinar tomorrow reflect growing Sinophobia. Trump argued Meng is “bargaining chip” for better US trade deal. Should we be engaging in hostage diplomacy on behalf of Trump?
#cdnpoli
Pleased to announce that journalist
@aaronjmate
is joining our upcoming event alongside Prof.
@I_Katchanovski
& Richard Sanders. As Trudeau continues to ramp up tension with Russia, join us for "Canada NATO, Russia and the Crisis over Ukraine." REGISTER:
TRUDEAU'S FAILED COUP: Join
@vijayprashad
,
@CarlosJRonVE
& Maria Victor for a panel to mark anniversary of Juan Guaido's self-declaration as Venezuelan president.3 years later will Liberals stop recognizing Guaidó? Lay Lima Group to rest? Remove sanctions?
Patrice Lumumba was assassinated 61 years ago today. Canada played a key role in his demise. PM Diefenbaker called Lumumba a “major threat to Western interests” & CDN troops played a crucial role in the UN mission that undercut the Congolese independence leader
#CFPhistory
48 years ago today Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende. Ottawa was hostile to Allende’s elected govt and sympathetic to Pinochet. Canada’s ambassador to Chile described those killed by the military after the coup “the riffraff of the Latin American Left”
#CFPhistory
Haiti's Canada-backed dictator Jovenel Moïse was assassinated today at his home. This is an important moment to find out about Canada's historical & ongoing destabilization of
#Haiti
. A great place to start is
@briere_elaine
's film Haiti Betrayed
30 years ago today 16 year-old Somali Shidane Abukar Arone was tortured to death by Canadian soldiers. As many as 80 Canadian soldiers on the base heard Arone’s screams, which lasted for hours
#CFPhistory
Panama rises up against Canadian copper mine. Mass protests against First Quantum has forced the government to hold a national referendum on their mining concession.
25 yrs ago today US bombed Al-Shifa pharmaceutical plant erroneously claiming it produced deadly nerve agent VX. Thousands died unnecessarily due to destruction of plant producing most Sudan’s malaria treatment. 🇨🇦 Foreign Min Axworthy said US had “a right to defend themselves”
50 years ago today Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende. Ottawa was hostile to Allende’s elected govt & sympathetic to Pinochet. Canada’s ambassador to Chile described those killed by military after coup “the riffraff of the Latin American Left”
#CFPhistory
58 years ago today began a slow moving US-backed military takeover in Indonesia that led to slaughter of 500,000 “communists”. Even though he was aware of Suharto’s killing Canada’s ambassador called this mass murderer “a moderate, sensible and progressive leader”
#CFPhistory
BREAKING: Notable Canadians
@Neilyoung
,
@teganandsara
,
@NaomiAKlein
& many others call on
@JustinTrudeau
to scrap plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on “dangerous, climate destroying fighter jets” Read the letter & see full list of signatories:
Unlike Canadian aid for destructive mining companies in Tanzania or Canada's role undermining Haiti's democracy, Palestine is not an issue where it's plausible to claim ignorance. Every moderately informed, liberal minded, journalist knows that Israel is oppressing Palestinians
Last week Canada's rep to PA, Robin Wettlaufer criticized Electronic Intifada's
@AliAbunimah
for stating Canada “arms and funds the apartheid state.” Join a webinar with Ali Abunimah and special guests titled, "Yes, Canada arms and funds Israel" Register:
Police charged
@Mivasair
for pouring fake blood on steps of Israeli consulate in Toronto Friday but for months have ignored consulate's open violation of Foreign Enlistment Act by recruiting Canadians for Israeli military. Solidarity with Rabbi Mivasair
Not a single pro-Israel government has been able to provide a convincing explanation for rejecting the details of reports published by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and B'Tselem which have exposed the state's apartheid regime.
The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute is thrilled to be hosting a public webinar featuring Noam Chomsky on the "Threat of Nuclear Weapons" to mark the momentous day the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force on Jan 22! Register now:
Le Canada a dépensé près d’un milliard de dollars pour former des forces ukrainiennes depuis 2014. Des militaires du régiment Azov, connu pour ses liens avec l’extrême droite, ont profité de cet entraînement, selon des documents analysés par Radio-Canada.
Breaking: A Justice of Peace rules that Sar-El Canada must attend court and respond to allegations it violated section 11 of the Foreign Enlistment Act by recruiting &/or inducing individuals to volunteer for the Israeli military.
#NoCanadians4IDF
RELEASE:
Media release: Yesterday Trudeau announced Canada are deploying two naval vessels to Haiti. “Haitians have been calling for the US & Canada to respect their sovereignty & stop dictating to them, not another foreign military occupation."
Once again
@JustinTrudeau
looks set to break an explicit promise. He's preparing to purchase the wildly expensive, offensive, F35 he said he'd scrap so Canadian Airforce can take centre stage in future US/NATO bombing of some impoverished distant land.
4 years ago today Trudeau told oil executives in Houston “no country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there.” With these words the PM made clear his govt chose business (& profits) over the survival of human civilization
#CFPhistory
Amidst the dangers of nuclear weapons, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a bright light. In 2017, 122 countries voted for the treaty’s adoption at the UN. Canada was not among them.
#NoNukesCanada
#NuclearBan
HAPPENING NOW: Tens of thousands protesting in Port-au-Prince against Canadian-backed dictatorship in Haiti. Sign & share letter calling on Trudeau to stop propping up repressive Jovenel Moïse government at: & join our event tonight
TOMORROW: You can still register to join our webinar,"Yes, Canada arms and funds Israel" with
@AliAbunimah
,
@JonathanKuttab
, Yves Engler & Karen Rodman. Join more than 450 who have already registered for our free event. 7PM Eastern Time. Don't miss!
4 years ago today Bolivia’s first Indigenous Pres was ousted. Hours after the military command forced Evo Morales to resign foreign minister Chrystia Freeland released a celebratory statement declaring “Canada stands with Bolivia and the democratic will of its people”
#CFPhistory
On this day 77 years ago the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima resulting in 100,000 dead. Ottawa devoted significant resources to researching atomic weapons, helped merge US & UK nuclear weapons programs & provided uranium.CDN officials praised the atomic bombing
#CFPhistory
70 years ago today the US & Britain overthrew Iran’s first popularly elected PM Mohammad Mosaddegh. Ottawa played a small part in destruction of democracy. It criticized Mossadegh for nationalizing oil & established diplomatic relations with Iran soon after the coup
#CFPhistory
Under its feminist international assistance policy the Trudeau govt has plowed tens of millions of dollars into Haitian police that recently suppressed strike by largely female textile workers & has been protecting sweatshop interests & regressive PHTK regime.
@davidconstable6
@rjcsmith
@TomPark1n
@SvendJRobinson
At 2018 NDP convention multiple Broadbent Institute players voted against allowing full convention debate Palestine Resolution at morning session prior to main plenary. In 1975 Ed Broadbent called PLO “terrorists and murderers whose aim is the destruction of the state of Israel”
Join Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow & Canadian MPs at panel calling on Trudeau to sign
#NuclearBan
Treaty. First Canadian multi-party MP discussion of UN Ban Treaty comes on heels of attaining threshold to be adopted into International law. Register at
We are proud to be co-presenting an important event on Bolivia’s fight to restore democracy on August 12 with
@CLAAlliance
featuring former Foreign Minister of Ecuador
@GuillaumeLong
@MatthewGreenNDP
& Bolivian journalist
@OVargas52
Register now at:
29 years ago today Canadian troops fired into a crowd of between 50 and 300 Somali demonstrators, killing 1 of the protesters and disabling at least 2. Later that day Canadian soldiers lured 2 Somalis near their base and shot them in the back, 1 fatally
#CFPhistory
“In so many ways Canada has provoked this conflict in Ukraine,” said CFPI fellow
@TamaraLorincz
“Canada wants this war. This is very much a NATO proxy war.”
Join CUPE Ontario, Law Union of Ontario, Canadian International Human Rights Lawyer Ass & 100+ orgs as well as Gabor Mate, Rawi Hage, Alex Neve, Roger Waters & Libby Davies in calling on
@JustinTrudeau
to support S Africa’s case against 🇮🇱 genocide
Open letter and action launched today by peace groups demanding Canada take immediate steps to de-escalate the conflict with Russia. Find out more and take action:
#demilitarize
#NATO
#Ukraine
#Russia
19 years ago today Canadian special forces “secured” the airport from which Haiti’s elected president Jean-Bertand Aristide was bundled (“kidnapped” in his words) onto a plane by US Marines & deposited in the Central African Republic
#CFPHistory
THURS AUG 20: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza speaks on Canada's role in Venezuela. Don't miss this live event hosted by
@ForeignPoli_C
& co-sponsored by
@comfront01
&
@CLAAlliance
. Media sponsor:
@CDN_Dimension
Register now & find out more at:
Today marks one year since the Bolivian majority defeated the fascist coup, recovering democracy and their Revolution at the ballot box. Hasta la victoria siempre!
REPLAY: Canada is a mining superpower in Africa w/ $40 billion invested in mineral extraction. Despite human rights violations & ecological damage, Ottawa often supports controversial mining projects. Watch "Canadian Mining in Africa: Looting a Continent":
As Chileans vote overwhelming to rewrite Pinochet's constitution it's good to remember that Ottawa backed his 1973 coup. More recently Scotiabank and other Canadian firms expressed concern about mass uprising that forced referendum on pro corporate constitution.
NATO is seeking massive expansion w/ a plan to bolster its "high readiness" force from 40,000 troops to 300,000. Find out about NATO's role from Europe to Africa & China. Featuring Djibo Sobukwe,
@janinesolanki
,
@SpiritofHo
&
@TamaraLorincz
REGISTER:
A resolution submitted to upcoming NDP convention: "Actively oppose foreign interference in Venezuela, defend Venezuela’s right to selfdetermination, and remove Canada from the Lima Group."
#NDPconvention2021
12 years ago today NATO began bombing Libya. A Canadian oversaw the campaign, 7 CF-18 fighter jets participated & 2 CDN naval vessels patrolled Libya’s coast. CDN special forces also participated in a war that killed thousands & stoked conflict across Africa’s Sahel
#CFPhistory
Canadian taxpayers are subsidizing charities that support the Israeli military, promote racism against Palestinians, fund illegal West Bank settlements and advocate for racial and religious purity in Israel.
Great oped by
@TamaraLorincz
in Edmonton Journal about public letter opposing new violent, unnecessary & climate destroying fighter jets. Pressure is growing on
@JustinTrudeau
to scrap $77 billion purchase.
Merci au député
@alexboulerice
qui vient de signer notre lettre appelant le Canada à cesser de soutenir la dictature répressive d'Haïti. La lettre a été signée par près de 500 personnes, dont
@noamchomskyT
,
@rogerwaters
, Alain Deneault & Jean-Claude Icart:
Pro-democracy protest in
#Haiti
's capital continues to swell in size. People insist term of
@moisejovenel
ended Feb. 7, 2021 and a new govt of transition must oversee next elections
Amidst massive strike by Haitian textile workers calling for an increase in their 90cents per hour wages CDN ambassador visits a CDN run sweatshop. Trudeau’s feminist foreign policy in Haiti is Black women making $6 a day sewing Tshirts in facilities run largely by white men
Ce matin nous avons visiter le Parc Industriel de Caracol
#PIC
situé dans la commune du Trou-du-Nord
#Caracol
, département du
#NordEst
pour rencontrer des entreprises
#Canadiennes
et visiter leurs opérations. 1/2
Media release: Rock legend Water Rogers pens letter in support of pro-Palestinian McGill students sued by B'nai Brith. Groups call on McGill administration to defend students from pro-Israel group's bullying.
On the eve of NATO’s 72nd anniversary, join our event “Why Canada should leave NATO” on the need to exit a nuclear armed alliance that's drawn Canada into wars in Libya, Afghanistan & Yugoslavia + recent military missions in Iraq & Latvia
#demilitarize
The Trudeau govt response to the move to abolish nuclear weapons highlights the incredible gap between what the Liberals say and do internationally.
@Bianca_Kabibi
#HuffPostOpinion
218 years ago today Haiti gained its independence after a 13 year struggle against slavery, white supremacy & colonialism. Naval vessels from Halifax & a number of leading 'Canadians' sought to suppress one of the greatest challenges to injustices in human history
#CFPhistory
Read & share our public letter on
@rabbleca
defending Sarah Jama & calling for an end to the attack on
#Gaza
signed by 300 academics,
artists, politicians & activists including author Gabor Maté, Fred Hahn, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters & numerous former MPPs.
Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada & US could be complicit in Gaza genocide, argue lawyers
@Heidi__Matthews
@BhabhaFaisal
& Mohammad Fadel.
Trudeau must immediately end direct Canadian assistance to military suspected of committing genocide
20 years ago today 🇨🇦 organized a meeting to discuss Haiti’s future. No 🇭🇹 officials were invited to the ‘Ottawa Initiative on Haiti’ where top US, 🇨🇦 OAS & 🇫🇷 officials decided the elected president “must go” & 🇭🇹 should be put under UN trusteeship
#CFPhistory