CBC News reported that the Canadian Coast Guard will be conducting test flights over the arctic this summer with an Israeli-made, Elbit Systems surveillance drone. Aka, the Hermes 900 Starliner.
An Israeli-made surveillance drone, once owned by Transport Canada but now the property of the Canadian Coast Guard, will conduct routine test flights over the Arctic this summer, says the Department of National Defence.The fate of the Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 Starliner remotely operated aircraft has been in limbo since Prime Minister Mark Carney launched a massive reorganization of the federal government last year.
Read the full article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drones-arctic-coast-guard-rcaf-technology-surveillance-9.7162269
Elbit Systems is Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer and is deeply implicated in Israel’s Crimes from Palestine, to Lebanon, to Syria, to Iran, and beyond.
The fate of the drone was “in limbo” because of the Carney government’s “massive reorganization”, one that has shown just how committed this government is to increased militarism. Mark Carney is a proponent of the international imperial order (read a full statement from the Canadian BDS Coalition & International BDS Allies)
We must SHUT ELBIT DOWN. Take action now by sending two letters:
- Tell Canadian banks and pension plans to divest from Elbit Systems: tr.ee/banks
- Tell Procurement Canada to end all contracts with and procurement from Elbit Systems: tr.ee/procure
