[the following is an abridged version of the main Political Report as amended and adopted by the CPCon Convention held October 28-29, 2023] 2023 Convention of the Canadian Peace Congress Political Report from the Outgoing Executive This convention of the Canadian Peace Congress meets at a most perilous moment in human history.
The dreaded expansion of the war in West Asia (Middle East) is confirmed by imperialist attacks on Yemen carried out by both the USA and the UK. Starting on January 11, both countries launched “more than 100 precision-guided missiles” at Yemen to suppress efforts made by that country in support of the
2024 is already looking very grim for the peace-loving peoples of the world. The ongoing NATO war against the Russian Federation continues with fresh escalations on a daily basis. Most recently, civilians in Belgorod were attacked with cluster munitions while Russia fired dozens of missiles at military targets throughout Ukraine which also
Ceasefire Now! End the Occupation Now! On December 13, 2023 the United Nations General Assembly repeated its October 27 call for an end to violence in Gaza, Palestine with a resolution demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, the “immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” and underlined that “all parties” must “comply with
Greeting from CPCon president Larry Wasslen to MQP Convention, December 10, 2023 Comrades and friends, It is a great honour to speak with you at your convention of the Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix. The Canadian Peace Congress and all anti-imperialist and peace-loving organizations salute you and wish you every success
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Palestinian and international resistance to the Zionist war on Gaza and the West Bank has forced the Israeli occupation forces to accept a pause in its genocidal campaigns. According to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, more than 13,000 civilians have died in
This past November, the Canadian Peace Congress had a literature table at the 17th biennial convention of the Ontario Federation of Labour, held in Toronto from Nov. 20-24, 2023. The CPCon also distributed a mass leaflet to the over 1,100 delegates in attendance. The text of that statement follows: Labour – the
The World Peace Council expresses its indignation and vehement condemnation about the recent attack on the al-Ahli hospital in the Palestinian Gaza Strip where many hundreds of civilians died and many more are injured. This Israeli attack constitutes an unprecedented atrocity of the occupation regime of Israel against the Palestinian people who are
Mouvement québécois pour la Paix – US Peace Council – Canadian Peace Congress Joint Statement on the Situation in Palestine The large scale armed conflict between the Israeli state and Palestinian resistance forces which began on October 7th has rapidly and dangerously escalated. Israel has responded to Palestinian armed attacks inside Israel
On developments in Palestine October 8, 2023 The World Peace Council expresses its deep concern about the circle of bloodshed in Palestine and Israel which has led already to the loss of lives of hundreds of civilians on both sides along with thousands of injuries. As WPC we state clearly that the
The Canadian Peace Congress joins with voices across Canada and around the world in condemning the cowardly terrorist attack on the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. which took place on the evening of September 24, 2023. Two Molotov cocktails were hurled at the embassy, setting portions of it aflame. While no one
On the 78th anniversary of Hiroshima… an urgent call for peace action from the Canadian Peace Congress Seventy-eight years ago, an act of international criminality and infamy took place, the consequences of which have posed an existential threat to humanity ever since. For the first time, a species had created the capacity
Yes to Peace! No to the NATO Summit! On July 11-12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, the 31 NATO member states, including Canada, will once again meet in session. All NATO Summits are dangerous, warmongering affairs, but this Summit is particularly worrisome because those driving the train – the Biden Administration, the Pentagon and
On the situation in Sudan Statement of the World Peace Council The World Peace Council expresses its deep concern and worries about the ongoing bloody war in Sudan whereas hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands injured and more than one million people have been internally displaced or forced to flee abroad.
The WPC rejects strongly the provocations against Cuba by the European Parliament The recent resolution of the European Parliament (EP) which is demanding new sanctions against the heroic people of Cuba and its leadership constitutes a provocation against the common sense of the vast majority of peoples worldwide. The European Union and
The following text was distributed in leaflet form to the over 3,000 delegates attending the Canadian Labour Congress Convention held in Montreal in early May 2023. The statement was issued jointly by the Cnadian Peace Congress and the Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix (MQP). The French text follows below. _____________________ Labor and
No to Depleted Uranium Munitions in the Ukraine Conflict No to Nuclear Weapons in Europe Peace Talks Must Commence Now On March 21, the British government confirmed that it will send depleted uranium munitions (DU) to the de facto Ukrainian government for use against Russian forces operating in eastern Ukraine. These munitions,
After several reschedulings (due to travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic), the member organizations of the World Peace Council were finally able to convene in Ha Noi, Viet Nam in late November 2022 for the 22nd World Peace Assembly. The following document of the Assembly was debated and adopted on the final
