Ceasefire.ca volunteers sending letters to 2,000 supporters
Our volunteers sent a renewal letter to our supporters through the mail today.
It introduces our new campaign against Harper’s plans to spend our tax dollars on a fleet of attack drones.
Inside you’ll find an action postcard, addressed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
We want to send Harper 10,000 messages, telling him that we do not want Canada to buy its own fleet of attack drones.
I hope that you will read the letter, and that you might consider renewing your support for 2013 by joining our Peacekeepers monthly donor club by making a small contribution every month to work for peace.
As an extra gift when you sign up, we will send you a copy of Medea Benjamin’s book, Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control (a $20 value).
Thanks for all your support.
In peace,
Steven Staples, Ceasefire.ca
February 24, 2013 at 8:38 pm
Quite frankly I could not care less what any outside group says they want. I didn’t realize how long Canada had been part of the military vanguard behind the US and of course NATO. Sorry but if the present party in office wants to start rewriting Canadian history and our long establish views as a peacekeeping nation then its time to finally hear them spin their desired ideological imaginings, because that is all they would be capable of doing. Gee, if we are going to be that loose on long term facts then why not take seriously the ongoing surveys done by CBC political polls. That at least would be free of manipulation and or secrecy as we are currently experiencing with the two bilateral trade agreements. Unbelievable, in Europe, any and all multinational businesses and politicians are constantly informed as to opinions and positions taken daily on CETA. What kind of democracy is this where the people voted into office to represent us are treated like they are an afterthought. And the voting taxpayers are seen to pay but not to be heard from or accounted to.
February 15, 2013 at 9:17 pm
The UN is requesting UAV support for many of it’s missions in Africa and other locations:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/un-seeks-unmanned-aircraft-for-use-in-dr-congo-381242/
http://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/pdf/eoi8344.pdf
http://www.unmanned.co.uk/unmanned-vehicles-news/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uav-news/the-un-is-reviewing-possible-uav-use-for-intelligence-operations/
If I am not mistaken, the African Union has made similar request over the last two years from various military forces.
The new drones would be an excellent increase of capability to the Canadian Forces. Currently the CF lacks effective medium and high level UAVs. However the proper regulations for their use need to be in place ensure their most effective use of these platforms are used under the Law of Armed Conflict is maintained.