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We began
in 1989 to expose and oppose Canada's largest arms bazaar. (Early
history) COAT's first campaign led to
Ottawa Council's 20-year ban on
hosting arms bazaars on City property. For two decades, COAT has published
Press for Conversion! magazine, organized peace rallies, vigils,
conferences and campaigns against the arms trade, military air shows and
Canada's role in US-led wars and regime changes.
Stoking the Tsunamis
of War and Repression
On March 11, just hours after Japan's
earthquake, Canada's government finally released its
much-delayed
severely-flawed report on arms
exports. Contrary to government rhetoric, over 96% of Canada's
military exports
go to countries at war. Canadian military exports also aid and abet
regimes abusing human rights.
This database of 18,888 Canadian military-export contracts to the U.S. (worth US$7.2 billion) provides details about sales of small arms, ammunition, battle vehicles and high-tech parts for major weapons used in Iraq. Because government reports (whether Liberal or Conservative) have never included Canadian sales to the U.S. they have concealed 80% of our military exports.
Canada, at War in Iraq
In the Wake of Wikileaks:
A Media Critique of
Revelations about Canadian Duplicity in Iraq
"Operation Silent Partner:
Canada's Quiet Complicity in
the Iraq War"
(Press for Conversion! Issue 65, Dec.
2010)
Canada's Covert War
in Iraq:
George Orwell
meets Canada's
General
Natynczyk in Iraq
(The CCPA Monitor, Sept. 2008)
Canada's Military Exports to the
Middle East
and
North Africa
For
decades, Conservative & Liberal governments alike --
while preaching peace and human rights -- have facilitated and
promoted the steady flow of weapons, ammunition, tear gas, battle
vehicles, explosives and much more, to repressive undemocratic governments
in the Middle East and North Africa. Inspired by popular revolutions and
protests throughout the region, Since mid-February, 2011, COAT has been
published many sets of detailed data tables to expose $2 Billion in
Canada's arms exports to the region. COAT's research shows that Canada is
deeply complicit in aiding
and abetting many unpopular U.S.-backed regimes that have retained their
grip on power through
coercion, intimidation and violence.
Learn about CANSEC 2011 and protests at Canada's war-industry trade show and bazaar (June 1-2)
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