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Monthly Archives: December, 2021

Alternative Federal Budget 2022 calls on Canadian government to cancel its planned procurement of new fighter jets

The opening day of Parliament, November 22, 2021. Photo by Koozma J. Tarasoff. Pages 133-134 of the Alternative Federal Budget, produced by the Canadian Centre...

Questions about the fighter jet procurement process

1- When will the Parliamentary Budget Officer conduct a full-cost assessment of the lifespan costs of these fighter jets? While the purchase cost may...

PBI-Mexico accompanies defenders opposed to Mayan Train project with Canadian manufacturing, oil and gas connections

Photo from Yucatan Times. Reuters has reported: “A consortium led by a unit of Bombardier Inc. won a bid for the rolling stock and...

Questions remain about when the RCMP began planning its militarized raid on Wet’suwet’en territory

Gidimt'en Checkpoint photo. On December 10, Brett Forester of APTN News reported: “The British Columbia government authorized emergency RCMP redeployment to Wet’suwet’en territory on the...

Zapotec communities reject Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines in Oaxaca, Mexico

Photo: “Municipal and Agrarian Authorities that make up the Front of Zapotec Communities, proceed to the signing of the Assembly Act, formalizing their determination...

Finland chooses F-35 fighter jet, will spend CAD $1.2 billion on “weapons package” for new warplanes

On December 10, Reuters reported: “Finland has chosen U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighters to replace ageing F/A-18 combat jets and plans to...

Peace Brigades International accompanying the trial of the Guapinol 8 water defenders in Honduras

We are following on a daily basis the trial of the eight protectors of the Guapinol River who have been criminalized and imprisoned for...

Vancouver Police Department seeks – and receives – budget increase after highlighting costs of policing climate protests

Photo: Vancouver police at a Wet’suwet’en solidarity action, December 2. On December 6, CBC News reported: “Vancouver police say climate activists are costing the department...

Members of Parliament sign statement opposed to violence against Wet’suwet’en land defenders

Photo by Amber Bracken. In 2020, there were at least 227 lethal attacks – an average of more than four a week - against land...

Year-end request for your support

Thank you for your previous donation to Peace Brigades International through the CanadaHelps.org online giving platform. It was very much appreciated! To donate again to...
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