No to the new imperialist war against Iran! End Canada’s complicity!
The Communist Party of Canada condemns the illegal and reckless bombing of Iran launched this weekend by the United States and Israel. This murderous aggression flagrantly violates international law and the United Nations Charter, risking catastrophic escalation.
This attack rests on false pretexts. The claims of Iran seeking nuclear weapons are the same kind of lies that have prefaced every imperialist war. The true objectives are control over the resources and trade routes of the region. This aggression was planned long in advance, and cynically pursued even as purported negotiations continued.
We condemn in the strongest terms Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement on Saturday expressing Canada’s full support for this U.S.-Israeli attack. Carney’s claim that Canada is “not participating militarily” is a cowardly evasion. Political support for illegal aggression is the diplomatic cover that US imperialism seeks.
This exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of Carney’s foreign policy. Weeks ago at Davos, he spoke about defending Canadian sovereignty against U.S. threats. Today, he endorses Washington’s violation of Iranian sovereignty. The Canadian government cannot defend its own sovereignty while facilitating the destruction of other countries’ sovereignty.
We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran in their just struggles against a repressive theocratic regime and in support of working people of Iran’s fight for higher wages and living standards. Simultaneously, we reject the imperialist manipulation of these grievances. The Iranian people will not achieve liberation through U.S. bombs. The right to determine their own future belongs to the Iranian people alone.
It is worth remembering at this moment that the rights and living standards of the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria were not improved by wars, occupations, and dirty wars waged by U.S. and NATO imperialism, and millions were killed. It is also important to point out that the U.S. government has no problem with having exceptionally close relations with theocratic governments and absolute monarchies with horrific human rights abuses, the most notable examples being Israel and Saudi Arabia, among a long list.
We demand that the Canadian government immediately condemn this attack and demand an immediate ceasefire. We call for an end to the escalation of military spending in Canada, and for the immediate withdrawal from NATO in order to resist the march to world war. We call for Canada to adopt a foreign policy, independent from the U.S., of peace and disarmament.
No war on Iran!
Central Committee, Communist Party of Canada