Ottawa Peace Council

Sign & Share Widely! Parliamentary e-petition e-7317 to withdraw Canada from NATO and cut military spending! @NATO is an anachronistic, US-led, nuclear armed military alliance. Help us reach 500 signatures by May 20, 2026! ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P… #CanadaOutofNATO #NoToNATO

Our member, Tamara Lorincz, has written an important article about the grave threat of global conflict, corruption & climate breakdown from @MarkJCarney's new defence initiatives. There's inadequate parliamentary & public oversight. Read it @rabbleca ⬇️ @NationalDefence @OAG_BVG

Our member Tamara Lorincz will be speaking about Carney's militarization of Canada this Weds. April 15 at 6:30 pm ET. She'll talk about the new defence initiatives & NATO war bank. Join the webinar: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… The military is the fist of capitalism. #Demilitarize

Read our member Tamara Lorincz’s article about @MarkJCarney's costly, carbon-intensive plan to militarize the Arctic & turn in into a new battleground @ricochet_en: ricochet.media/.../carneys-pl… We call on 🇨🇦 to make the #Arctic a zone of peace & cooperation. #NoWar #Demilitarize

Canada-Wide Peace & Justice Network (CWPJN) Statement Against Canadian Involvement in the War in West Asia April 3, 2026 Read at tinyurl.com/CWPJN-Iran-stmt #Iran #NoWar #Canpoli #cdnpoli #yvr

On #InternationalWomenDay2026, we recall @UN's important report on #WomenPeaceSecurity that affirmed "♀️ peacebuilders' universal message to governments is unequivocal: end the wars, respect international law, & disarm." That's our message for #IWD2026: tinyurl.com/38aryhvb

Along with @VOWPeace, we issued a joint statement to denounce PM @MarkJCarney & FM @AnitaAnandMP's shameful statement on “On the situation in the Middle East”, which failed to condemn the illegal attack by the #US & #Israel against #Iran. tinyurl.com/mwn86z7a #HandsOffIran

With @vowpeace we sent a letter to PM @MarkJCarney & Defence Minister @DavidMcGuinty to cancel the 🇨🇦 Defence Industrial Strategy & cut military spending b/c they're bad for women, children & climate. Read letter: tinyurl.com/2f3sjdbn @WAGE_FEGC @rn_wps #CutMilitarySpending

NO WAR ON IRAN! US/ISRAEL - STOP BOMBING IRAN! The Canada-Wide Peace & Justice Network (CWPJN) condemns the U.S. and Israeli military attacks against Iran, and joins the international call for emergency actions against war on Iran! #NoWarWithIran #Iran #cdnpoli #canpoli

Panel event in #Ottawa on Tues. March 3 "Holding the Bully's Coat: Canada, NATO and Trump's U.S. Empire" w/ speakers @dimitrilascaris, Tamara Lorincz, Larry Wasslen & Hala of PYM-Ottawa. From 7:30-9pm, McNabb Community Centre. Free, all welcome. @ottpeace @VOWPeace @CdnPeace

Peace rally in #Ottawa on Wednesday, March 4 from 12-1pm to say "Hell No to @NATO's 5% of GDP" outside Chateau Laurier Hotel. #Canada should not spend $ for weapons & war-making with NATO. @MarkJCarney govt should invest in a green #careeconomy to help Canadians. 🇨🇦 out of NATO!

Join the webinar: U.S./Canada Hands Off Venezuela! U.S. Imperialist Attacks VS Venezuela's Self-Determination, Sovereignty & Global Solidarity Tuesday January 20 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET / 8pm AT Register at: tinyurl.com/Venezuela-webi… #HandsOffVenezuela #Venezuela

13 cities held emergency actions following the @CanPeaceJustice call for X-Canada action demanding #HandOffVenezuela Jan 3-9, in Halifax, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, Montreal, Regina, Winnipeg, Lloydminster, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver & Victoria! #Venezuela

🇻🇪 US #HandsOffVenezuela! ✊ US Out of Latin America & the Caribbean! Read the Canada-Wide Peace & Justice Network statement & find actions cross-Canada for Nov 15-23 #NoWaronVenezuela days of action: tinyurl.com/Hands-Off-Vene… Join the int'l call to action: unac.notowar.net/no-war-on-vene…

Join us and a coalition of unions, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens at a City Hall press conference to defend the right to dissent, to demand the waiving of $23K in fines, and the exemption of protests and pickets from Bylaw 2017-255! bit.ly/righttodissent

Declaración del Congreso Canadiense por La Paz, en apoyo al pueblo de #Cuba y demandando el fin de la política hostil de EEUU contra nuestro país. 🇨🇺🇨🇦 #CubaEnPaz #BloqueoGenocida @larrywasslen @cdnntwrkoncuba @ottpeace @CdnPeace

The Chilean government has barred Israeli weapons companies, including Elbit Systems, from the FIDAE arms show in Santiago this April. Elbit is still listed as an exhibitor at the CANSEC arms show in Ottawa this May 29-30. More context at: pbicanada.org/2024/03/09/elb… #ShutDownCANSEC

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate our local sisters in @palyouthmvmt and @AIACanada_ who are leading the struggle here against imperialism and war!

With more than 30,320 Palestinians killed and 71,533 wounded over the past 148 days, people in Ottawa took to the streets for the 21st consecutive week to call for a #CeasefireNow and to demand that @CanadianPM @JustinTrudeau #StopArmingIsrael.