Letters to the Editor
Re: MPs' Disrespect for Canadians Who Oppose Militarization and War Preparations
The result of the vote on the No More Loopholes Act is a shameful showing by the MPs who voted against it, even voting against studying the bill in committee. It confirms once again that there is no discussion of any substance by the cartel parties on such serious matters related to Canada's stands on international affairs.
Reader in Toronto's Anti-War Movement
The Canadian government has self-righteously claimed that it is not supplying arms to Israel while the work of Arms Embargo Now exposed precisely how this is being done. The fact that the MPs who voted to defeat the bill to close loopholes ignore this shows how irresponsible they are. They can justify anything because they live in a world where they do not have to answer for anything they do. It is all passed off as "politics" as if matters of concern to the body politic are inherently sordid whereas it is the cartel party system which is sordid. Shame on all of them.
Anti-War Activist in Toronto
The fact that Bill C-233 made it as far as it did is a testament to the determination of the movement opposing the U.S./Israeli genocide in Palestine and its reach which is becoming ever more broad. Congratulations! Good work!
The MPs and their parties who spoke against the bill did so with such arrogance and condescension -- that the protection of human life cannot stand in the way of the needs of the U.S. war machine and "good Canadian jobs." It is unconscionable! Claiming to defend sovereignty on the basis of such arrangements is profoundly anti-human. The fact that one of those who did so is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly, who is the one overseeing the Carney government's Defence Industrial Strategy, underscores the outlook behind these plans and the unacceptable militarization of Canada's economy to enrich the war producers. Not only does Canada's complicity in the U.S./Israeli genocide need to be ended, but the entire aim to militarize the economy for private gain must be opposed and Canada must be removed from being a part of the U.S. war machine.
York University Student
This article was published in
Volume 56 Number 7 - March 13, 2026
Article Link:
https://cpcml.ca/TML2026/Articles/T560073.HTM
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