Oct 27, 2023
On Monday October 23, MPP Sarah Jama was censured in Provincial Legislature for her historically grounded statement calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. Moments before her censure vote, she was also removed from the Ontario NDP caucus.
Community organizations have written to the provincial party leaders in support of MPP Sarah Jama’s stance for justice, her right to express a human rights-based political opinion as an elected official, and the representative rights of her constituents. Read the full letters below.
Signatories:
Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council
Assunnah Muslims Association
Bosnian Canadian Islamic Centre of London
Canadians Against Oppression and Persecution
Canadian Association of Somali Lawyers
Canadian Council of Imams
Canadian Palestinian Social Association of London
Coalition of Canadian Palestinian Organizations
Downtown Muslim Professional Network
Halton Islamic Association
Hespeler Masjid
Islamic Centre – Hyde Park
Islamic Centre – London
Islamic Centre of Ottawa
Islamic Centre – Waterloo
Islamic Centre – Westmount
Islamic Community Centre Ontario
Jamat-E-Islahul Muslemin of Mississauga (JEIM).
Justice For All
London Council of Imams
Masjid Aisha
Masjid Toronto
Muslim Association of Brantford
Muslim Association of Canada
Muslim Food Bank and Community Services
Muslim Neighbourhood Nexus
Muslims of Shelburne Centre
Noor Cultural Centre
North London Islamic Centre
Ottawa Muslim Association
Palestinian Association of Brantford
Qurtuba Islamic Centre
Rose City Islamic Centre
Read the Letter to Premier Doug Ford
