Source: Ceasefire.ca petition to Conservative Government in Ottawa.
Stephen Staples, president of the Rideau Institute on International Affairs speaks to yet another Canadian government crises-in-the-making and urges all supporters of peace to make known their opposition to the Afghan war. Staples wrote:
We need every ounce of energy to work to end Canada’s war in Afghanistan. Both Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff have supported the war, creating a powerful, pro-militarist bloc in Parliament. Source: ceasefire.ca
Odious are the war-mongers, the associates of politicians, who profit from government patronage, whose expensive decisions tend not to honour the maxim of good stewardship of tax payers dollars. Instead Afghanistan is a policy of government waste of lives and national revenue to support corporate interests. To what end, may we ask!? From ceasfire.ca:
Equally alarming is the growing power of the “big business” side of the Liberal Party. Former Deputy Prime Minister John Manley has replaced Tom d’Aquino as the head of the powerful lobby group, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Source: ceasefire.ca
Much can be learned from advocacy groups such as Ceasefire; but sadly how often do we read that other governments are also only interested in the financial well-being of their own corporate friends at the expense of the average voter. Please say No!
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