Communist Party Calls for Withdrawal of Canadian Troops from Afghanistan, Libya
Military Spending Should be Reduced by 75%, Money Used for Social Programs
Communist Party leader Miguel Figueroa is campaigning in Edmonton today and tomorrow, raising the CPC’s demand for Canada’s immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan and Libya, and a 75% reduction in military spending.
“The Harper Conservatives are the most reactionary, aggressive, militaristic party of the big corporations,” said Figueroa. “They have committed an appalling amount of public money to the military budget – $ 21 billion in 2010/2011 alone – and they have submerged Canada’s foreign policy into the aggressive, imperialist policies of the United States and NATO. The war in Afghanistan, which Canada entered under the Liberals, continues to be an immoral, costly and unwinnable disaster that Harper has continually extended despite poll after poll that show Canadians want the troops to be withdrawn. It is time for a new foreign policy for Canada, one that is based on peace, sovereignty, respect for international law and solidarity.”
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