Across Canada, hundreds took action to reject Canada’s plans to buy 88 new bomber jets.
The weekend of action received widespread press coverage:
- AlJazeera: Canada finalises deal to buy dozens of F-35 fighter jets from US
- Orillia Matters: Peace group plans protest against fighter jet purchase
- Global News: Protest held in Montreal against purchase of F-35 fighter jets
- Collingwood Today: Peace group plans protest against fighter jet purchase
- MSN: No Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada’s planned F-35 purchase
- Ottawa Citizen: Government to announce F-35 deal Monday — Trudeau had said stealth fighter didn’t work and wasn’t needed
- CityNews Vancouver: Peace activists outside MP Jagmeet Singh’s Burnaby office protest against Canadian government’s investment on fighter jets
- CHEK: Victoria Peace Coalition protests Canada’s planned F-35 purchase
- The Spec: Protesters interrupt Burlington MP’s New Year’s levee
- The Chronicle Journal: No Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada’s planned F-35 purchase
Activists wrote letters-to-the-editor and op-eds in The Spec, The Saskatoon Star Phoenix, and La Presse.
In photos: No Fighter Jets #DropTheF35Deal protests from coast to coast
Videos
Beginning at 2:50 (timestamp) CBC Alberta News covers Edmonton and national protests
ARCHIVE: No Fighter Jets Week of Action Events Listing
Peace activists will be on the streets from January 6-8, demanding that the Trudeau say no to the F-35 fighter jet deal. The No Fighter Jets campaign encourages peace-loving people across Canada to join demonstrations and activities across Canada for the weekend of action from or to organize your own actions.
On December 22, Global News and La Presse reported that the Canadian government is planning on signing a contract with Lockheed Martin early in the new year. According to a leak by federal government officials, the Department of National Defence has received approval to buy the F-35s despite years of widespread opposition from Canadian citizens, celebrities and parliamentarians. As such, the movement to #DropTheF35Deal and push for #NoFighterJets is as urgent as ever.
Read the Coalition’s response to these developments and more here.
Pour lire cette déclaration en français, cliquez ici.
ALBERTA
EDMONTON, AB 1PM, Saturday, January 7 – Gathering at Randy Boissonnault’s constituency office
BRITISH COLUMBIA:
VICTORIA, BC 1PM, Saturday, January 7 – Rally at Inner Harbour Information Centre (950 Wharf St)
Host: Victoria Peace Coalition
Contact: VictoriaPeaceCoalition@gmail.com
VANCOUVER, BC 4PM, Friday, January 6 – Rally at Jagmeet Singh’s office (4940 Kingsway, Burnaby)
Host: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
MANITOBA:
WINNIPEG, MB 1PM, Saturday, January 7 – Rally at River and Osborne
NOVA SCOTIA
HALIFAX, NS 12PM – Saturday, January 7 – Gathering in front of the Halifax Central Library (5440 Spring Garden Rd)
Host: Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace
ONTARIO:
COLLINGWOOD, ON 2PM – Friday, January 6 – Protest outside Conservative MP Terry Dowdall’s office (503 Hume St)
Host: Pivot2Peace, World BEYOND War
Contact: gillian.gillian@gmx.com
TORONTO, ON 12PM – Saturday, January 7 – Rally at office of Chrystia Freeland (344 Bloor St. W.)
Host: Pax Christi Toronto and World BEYOND War.
OTTAWA, ON 12PM – Saturday, January 7 – Rally in front of Parliament Hill with “Defund Warplanes” banner.
CAMBRIDGE, ON – 2-2:30PM – Friday, January 6 – Protest at Liberal MP Bryan May’s office (534 Hespeler Rd.)
WATERLOO, ON – 3-3:30PM – Friday, January 6 – Protest at Liberal MP Bardish Chagger’s office (100 Regina St.)
KITCHENER, ON – 10-11AM – Saturday, January 7 – Gathering at Kitchener Farmers Market (300 King St E)
HAMILTON/BURLINGTON, ON – 1PM – Sunday, January 8 – Picket at Minister Karina Gould’s New Year’s Levee (Art Gallery of Burlington, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario)
QUÉBEC
MONTRÉAL, QC – 2PM – Friday, January 6 – Protest outside MP Steven Guilbeault’s office (Meet at the Émilie Gamelin Monument across the street in Place Émilie-Gamelin)
Check back here for updates on actions being planned in your city! Is your action missing? Let us know by emailing maya@worldbeyondwar.org
Take Action Online
Letter-writing/Petitions
- Write a Letter: Canada: Drop the F-35 Fighter Jet Deal
- Lire le texte de la pétition en français ici
Media
- Check out this adaptable media advisory to get the word out about your local action.
- Follow @nofighterjets on social media for shareable posts and images.
- Write a letter-to-the-editor or op-ed in your local publications. Please find a sample letter here. Don’t forget to tag or message @nofighterjets.
- Use the hashtags #NoFighterJets, #NoNewFighterJets, and #DropTheF35Deal
- Please find printable flyers and other materials below.
- What would you spend $77 Billion on (rather than warplanes)? Print out this graphic (version française), fill it in, and let us know on social media (@nofighterjets) or via email (maya@worldbeyondwar.org). Don’t forget to use the hashtags #NoFighterJets, #NoNewFighterJets, and #DropTheF35Deal
Help us spread the word!
Here are some images and flyers that can be used to promote the Week of Action. When posting on social media, please use the hashtag #NoNewFighterJets and #DropTheF35Deal. For even more images/graphics available for public use, check out this google drive folder.
