21/08/2024 — Over the weekend of Peru's independence day from July 27-29th, tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets across Peru to denounce the

So why did the Canadian government ramp up their support for an unelected government that was showing themselves to be increasingly more repressive and undemocratic? Maria Cueva of the Quebec-Peru Solidarity Committee provided North Star with an explanation:

“Currently, [Canada] has mining companies that operate there, and the government also sells arms to Peru. That’s the point of interest, because we have lots and lots of minerals. That’s why they continued their support. And Pedro Castillo’s government didn’t want to renew the contracts. With Dina Boluarte, they have been renewed. That’s it. And the people don’t want the mines because they contaminate the whole environment, their territory.”

  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    28 days ago

    “Supports” is stretching things way out of shape. “Ignores” or “does not attempt to prevent” might be accurate, depending on what’s actually taking place in Peru (about which I have no idea, nor do most Canadians), but to what degree is it acceptable to interfere in another country’s politics? Do they expect Canada to enact a trade embargo with Peru to get mining companies headquartered here to stop investing there? This is not stuff we do casually, nor should we.

    • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
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      28 days ago

      A new government came into power in Peru through a coup and has violently repressed protesters. During this time, the Canadian government has “met with almost every different minister of the usurper government” (most likely an uptick in their communication with the Peruvian government) and they increased their military exports 2 months after the coup.

      Boluarte’s government has become known for its violent suppression of popular protests, with the Peruvian army and national police killing over 70 people in the past two years, the majority indigenous and peasants—​​​​​​​as reported by Amnesty International.

      How does that not qualify as Canada supporting human rights abuses? Grant_M

      (Edit: You two are doubling down hard on your own misunderstanding or denial)

    • Grant_M@lemmy.caEnglish
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      28 days ago

      I emailed them about the headline. This is their official response:

      Hello Grant,

      Thank you for contacting us.

      We would be pleased to hear information that contradicts the facts stated in this article’s title and wouldn’t hesitate to change it if it is proven incorrect. As it stands, we consider it to be correct.

      Thank you.

      Editorial committee of North Star

      • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        28 days ago

        I’d translate that as “We’re too lazy to do any actual checking, so we’re going to dump the responsibility on you in the hope that you’ll go away.”