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A Non-violent PEACE & EDUCATION ACTION
on the MacKenzie-King Bridge in Ottawa
Wednesday March 28th
4:00 - 5:00 PM
to tell CADSI to stop the CANSEC Weapons Bazaar
The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) will
be
concluding their annual general meeting in the nearby Shaw Centre.
CADSI is an organization which includes major national and international
weapons producers who promote and sell their lethal wares in Canada and
worldwide. It represents 800 Canadian military, police and surveillance
companies, some of which are foreign owned. Every year, CADSI sponsors
CANSEC which is Canada's largest war-industry bazaar. This event
facilitates the sale of products -- including weapons systems and
components of all kinds -- to the Canadian armed forces as well as the
export of military hardware to dozens of foreign governments. About half
of Canada's annual, multibillion-dollar military production is exported,
and some 80% of those exports go to the United States. This year there
will be about 250
CANSEC exhibitors.
They will be holding their weapons sales “bazaar” (CANSEC) on May 30th -31st.
We are asking CADSI and the Canadian Government to cancel CANSEC. There
are many sustainable and more employment generating alternatives to
weapons production and sales. Not only is military production one of the
least efficient means ever conceived of to create jobs, it is obviously
not environmentally sustainable or of any value in promoting much-needed
social programs such as health care, education, housing, public transit,
etc.
Supported by:
Peace and Social Concerns Committee (Quakers)
Ottawa Raging Grannies
and others
for more information about this action please email: pscinfo@bell.net New COAT research on CPP investments in world's Top-War industries and Nuclear Weapons producers including those with
subsidiaries at CANSEC 2018: |