Join Danaka Katovich (CODEPINK), James Leas (Save Our Skies VT), Paul Maillet (Retired colonel and former Green party candidate), and moderator Tamara Lorincz (VOW, WILPF) on February 9 at 7:30PM ET for a virtual panel and Q&A on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Fighter Jet and Canada’s decision to buy them. Register HERE. Read more
On January 9th, 2023, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada is officially buying 88 F-35 fighter jets from American weapons giant Lockheed Martin in a phased approach despite widespread opposition & controversy. Despite our disappointment in this development, the #NoFighterJets movement isn’t going anywhere.
January 11, 2023 Dear Minister Anand, I cannot help but reflect that my concerns outlined in my letter to you on your appointment as MND have come to pass. As a former air force Colonel and former CF18 engineering fleet manager, I am writing to express my deep disappointment for Read more
While Canadians struggle with rising energy and food costs, extreme weather events, and economic strife this winter, the Trudeau government is trying to push through a $7 billion deal for 16 F-35 stealth fighter jets with American weapons giant Lockheed Martin.