Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

No. 2February 2026

International Matters of Concern

Canada Joins Europe to Step Up Militarization to Justify Wars Against Peoples Fighting for Their Rights

NATO War Ministers Meet in Brussels
February 12

• NATO Members Get on Board with U.S. Priorities for Stepped Up War Preparations

– Nick Lin –

Munich Security Conference
February 13-15

• Dangerous Militarization and War Preparations in Europe

– Hilary LeBlanc –

• War Conference Cobbles Together New Military Arrangements

• U.S. Secretary of State Lays Down U.S.-Decreed Role for Europe in New U.S.-Led World Order

• German Chancellor Explains Germany’s Dangerous Priorities

• French President Calls for Europe to Become “Geopolitical Power” and Gives Allies Access to Its Nuclear Arsenal

• British Prime Minister Asserts Britain as Part of Militarized European Union

Workers’ Party of Korea Successfully Holds Ninth Congress

• Congress Adopts Militant Plans to Advance DPRK’s Nation-Building Project

– Philip Fernandez –

• Comprehensive Socialist Construction Surges Ahead in DPRK

– Steve Rutchinski –

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Ricans Reject Predatory Canadian Monopoly and Affirm Their Rights

– Peggy Morton –

India

• Mass Movement Continues Courageous Fight for People’s Empowerment

– J. Singh –

40th Anniversary of People Power Uprising in the Philippines
February 1986

• Filipinos Mark Defeat of First Brutal U.S.-Marcos Dictatorship

– Yi Nicholls –

No. 7March 13, 2026

INDEX

In the Parliament

• Cartel Parties Vote to Defeat Legislation to Stop Arms Exports for
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

• Carney Government Picked the Side of War Crimes

– Arms Embargo Now –

Letters to the Editor

• Re: MPs’ Disrespect for Canadians Who Oppose
Militarization and War Preparations

Floor Crossings and Seat Desertions

• Other Vacancies Expected Soon

• Murky World of Campaign Rebates to Floor Crossers and Seat Deserters

Letter to the Editor

• Re: Floor Cross of Ontario NDP Member of the Provincial Parliament

Supreme Court of Canada Upholds a Right of Asylum Seekers in Quebec

• Excluding Refugee Claimants from Subsidized Childcare
Discriminates Against Women

– Diane Johnston –

• Candidate Seeking Position of Quebec Premier Proposes Use of Notwithstanding Clause to Circumvent Supreme Court Decision

– Pierre Soublière –