April 29, 2025 By Noah Brennan read original here: https://calgaryherald.com/news/national/federal_election/liberal-hopes-dashed-calgary-mcknight-george-chahal-loses Liberal hopes of making history in Calgary were dashed Monday night in the newly formed riding of Calgary McKnight, where former MP George Chahal lost despite early projections favouring his re-election. Chahal trailed Conservative candidate Dalwinder Gill by more than 1,000 votes with all of […]

Original Publication: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/sima-acan-first-turkish-canadian-elected-to-parliament/3552466 April 29, 2025 By Merve AydoganHAMILTON, Canada Canada’s 2025 federal election made history with the election of Sima Acan, the first member of parliament (MP) of Turkish descent. Running for the Liberal Party, Acan won the new district of Oakville West in Ontario. The 45-year-old engineer and businesswoman immigrated to Canada at least […]

April 22 2025 By Dr Yaser Haddara, Chair of the board of CMPAC, The Hamilton Spectator Read Oped here: https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/the-liberal-partys-old-habit-of-blaming-voters-instead-of-listening-to-them-must-end/article_d9b27db7-e708-5754-85fa-e914c004c87e.html In 2015, Justin Trudeau led the Liberals from third place to a majority government. But barely a year into his mandate, he broke one of his signature promises — electoral reform. This kind of hubris has […]

Read original interview: https://www.sadaonline.ca/ar/News/content/493d0fcc-df4e-4114-811b-f322c46330f7 Canadian Muslims have witnessed firsthand that silence or passivity regarding Gaza comes with consequences — not only abroad but in their daily lives. In March, the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) launched MuslimsVote.ca, a leading national platform that mobilizes Canadian Muslims toward a unified, principled, and politically focused voting strategy. According […]

Original article here: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/why-gaza-matters-to-every-canadian-in-the-federal-election/article_5548e68d-c63b-499b-b088-3cdb9a675b8e.html April 7, 2025 By Khaled Al-Qazzaz Contributor Khaled Al-Qazzaz is the executive director of the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council. As Canadians head into the federal election, much has been made of the key issues shaping the campaign: affordability, national security, trade and foreign relations. But one issue cuts across all of […]

Muslim and Arab voters in Canada can now learn the positions of candidates in more than thirty electoral districts on issues important to the Muslim community. According to those behind the project, who spoke to OMNI News, these issues include the Gaza war, Islamophobia, and racism against Palestinians. The Canadian Muslim Council for Political Affairs, […]