How Canada's Right Did Canada Wrong
by
Yves Engler
Harper's Conservatives have gone out of their way to make enemies
and alienate countries around the world. Under Harper, Canada has
repeatedly sabotaged international climate negotiations; obstructed
efforts to reschedule the Congo's debt; failed to cut aid to the
Honduran military government after it removed elected president Manuel
Zelaya; repeatedly criticized the Venezuelan government; signed a
free-trade agreement with Latin America's most repressive state;
militarized aid to Haiti; flew fighter jets near Russian airspace;
unconditionally supported Israel against the Palestinians, paved the way
for a possible attack on Iran; rejected a proposal to make diplomatic
and financial support for resource companies operating overseas
contingent upon socially responsible conduct; supported torture in
Afghanistan and embraced an increasingly violent counterinsurgency war;
and lost the vote for a seat at the UN Security Council.
Yves Engler has been dubbed "one of the most important voices on the Canadian Left today"
(Briarpatch
magazine) and "in the mould of I. F. Stone" (Globe and Mail). His books
have been praised by Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Rick Salutin and many
others.
Everyone welcome. Donations gratefully appreciated for expenses.
Sponsored by UVic Social Justice Studies, Victoria Peace Coalition, Victoria Peace Initiative
ABOUT Yves Engler
Yves
Engler is a Montréal activist and author. He has four published books:
The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy (Shortlisted for the Mavis
Gallant Prize for Non Fiction in the Quebec Writers' Federation Literary
Awards), Playing Left Wing: From Rink Rat to Student Radical, Canada in
Haiti: Waging War on The Poor Majority (with Anthony Fenton) and the
recently released Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid.
More information on Yves at:
http://yvesengler.com/about/
