[KWPeace-groups] Thanks & URGENT: Announcement on the Fighter Jets by Minister Anand Monday in Ottawa / PLEASE RETWEET & sign petition!

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW Peace,

A big thanks to Mary, Dwyer, Mo, Bob, Thomas, Steven, Alex, Stu etc. for helping with our actions in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo against the F-35 fighter jet purchase.

Our protest was covered by Cambridge Today News, please watch it here: https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/protest-over-military-spending-comes-to-cambridge-mps-office-6340020

Please retweet: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1612292709691056135
AND: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1612299144684765186

Retweet Kitchener: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1611830977206288385
Retweet Waterloo: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1611590215885258760

Bob covered it on the radio here: https://radiowaterloo.ca/ckms-community-connections-for-6-january-2023-with-tamara-lorincz-stewart-alex-and-steven-of-the-nofighterjets-protest-rally/ He will also do another radio program on war & peace this Friday, January 13.

I am very hearted by all of our efforts this weekend to protest the fighter jet procurement across the country. Our timing was perfect. Well done!

*Defence Minister Anand just announced that she will be giving a press conference on the fighter jet procurement on Monday in Ottawa. She will make the formal announcement that Canada is buying the F-35. Please see below and here: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/news/2023/01/government-of-canada-to-hold-a-press-conference-and-technical-briefing-on-the-future-fighter-capability-project.html

*Please see what Anand wrote on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/AnitaAnandMP/status/1612198983136329741 - *PLEASE REPLY TO MINISTER ANAND'S & TRUDEAU'S SOCIAL MEDIA TOMORROW OBJECTING TO THE DECISION!

Don't dismay, we should feel proud that we worked hard to resist this insane climate-destroying, socially & fiscally-irresponsible procurement of warplanes.

A big congratulations to everyone for their awesome actions this weekend. We can't give up. We can still stop this purchase or at the very least limit it to 16 planes. Harper couldn't go through with the deal because of public pressure. We have to keep pressuring the federal government and the NDP and Greens. We need them to ask the Auditor General / PBO to do a fiscal study.

*Please tell all our friends & family to sign this parliamentary e-petition: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4217 (deadline is March 6, let's go for 5,000 signatures!)

*Please contact your MP and ask for a Zoom meeting this month.

*Please help promote on your social media and share:

Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War did a great action in Burlington today. We disrupted MP Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development at her levee at the Art Gallery inside and picketed outside. Our action was covered by the media Halton News, Burlington News, Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Record.

Check it out: https://www.thespec.com/local-burlington/news/2023/01/08/protesters-interrupt-burlington-mp-s-levee.html

Please retweet: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1612282441573584897

Please retweet the Vancouver action covered by the news and watch here: https://twitter.com/mawovan/status/1612001507452522496

Retweet: Ottawa action on Parliament Hill: https://twitter.com/PBIcanada/status/1611804182217908225

Thanks a lot for your support and have a great week!
Tamara
Government of Canada to hold a press conference and technical briefing on the Future Fighter Capability Project

From: Public Services and Procurement Canada<https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement.html>

Media advisory

January 8, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario - Defence Minister Anita Anand will hold a press conference to update Canadians on the Future Fighter Capability Project. This announcement will be preceded by an embargoed technical briefing, not for attribution, with senior officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada, National Defence, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada as well as the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Technical briefing for media (under embargo until 10:00 a.m.)

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. EST

The media technical briefing will be held by teleconference only. Media who wish to participate can dial-in by using the numbers below. Media are encouraged to dial-in 15 minutes before the start of the technical briefing.

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US): 1-866-206-0153
Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003
Participant passcode: 1810118#

A supporting information document will be available to the media after the start of the technical briefing. To obtain a copy, please contact PSPC Media Relations at media at tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca<mailto:media at tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca>.

Press Conference by the Minister of National Defence

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. EST
Location: The press conference will be virtual only.

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will make an announcement regarding the Future Fighter Capability Project on behalf of the Departments of National Defence, Public Services and Procurement, and Innovation, Science and Economic Development. Details for this virtual press conference will be made available via the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact pressres2 at parl.gc.ca<mailto:pressres2 at parl.gc.ca> for temporary access.

Contacts

Olivier Pilon
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Helena Jaczek
Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Phone: 613-323-6621
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