Winnipeg peace activists joined with their counterparts in several cities in Canada this weekend to reject the federal government’s plan to spend billions on new F-35 fighter jets at a time when citizens are struggling to afford food and shelter. For more information on the campaign, visit the “No Fighter
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Paul S. Graham: Winnipeggers speak out against Trudeau’s military spending plans
Winnipeg, April 8, 2022: Glenn Michalchuk (r) delivers a statement criticizing federal government military spending plans to the office of Jim Carr, MP (Winnipeg South Centre). Photo: Paul S. Graham On April 8th, 2022, Winnipeg peace activists held an information picket in front of the office of Jim Carr, Liberal
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Whose Sovereignty Is It, Anyway?
He’s loved of the distracted multitude,Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes.-Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 3 For a long time I have found little to fault in Justin Trudeau’s tactful dance around the Trump administration. Rather than denigrate a particular benighted American initiative like the Muslim travel ban,
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