Canada has blood on its hands.
March 26 2022 marks seven years of the brutal war in Yemen. A war that has killed over a quarter of a million people. Over 4 million people have been displaced because of the war, and 70% of the population, including 11.3 million children, are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
The Saudi-led coalition has bombed Yemeni markets, hospitals, and civilians, and yet Canada has exported over $8 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia since 2015, the year the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen began. It’s despicable for Canada to be profiting from selling arms to Saudi Arabia.
The UN Human Rights Council has twice named Canada as one of the states fueling the ongoing war in Yemen by continuing arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
After months of escalating organizing across the country — from arms blockades and banner drops, to car caravans and dozens of protests, to media exposés and damning reports — we know the Trudeau government is feeling the pressure.
The war in Yemen must stop! Antiwar and peace activists and organizations are marking 7 years of the war on Yemen with a day of action on March 26.
Learn more on how you can join in actions on line and in person
#CanadaStopArmingSaudi Day of Action to End the War in Yemen
Also Canadian residents and citizens can sign the Parliament Petition sponsored by NDP MP Matthew Green E-3775. Sign here.
The Canadian BDS Coalition signed on to “Canada’s silence on Saudi mass executions deeply troubling”
See statement HERE.
See organizations that have signed HERE.
Take one minute to write a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Global Affairs Minister Joly.