CMPAC Open Letter to Attorney General Denouncing the Withdrawal of Charges in the Attack on Hayfa Abdelkhaleq

To: Attorney General, Honorable Doug Downey cc: Deputy Attorney General, David Corbett & Asst Deputy Attorney General (Criminal Division), Randy Schwartz RE: Denouncing the Withdrawal of Charges in the Attack on Hayfa Abdelkhaleq Dear Attorney General Downey,  The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC)  denounces the decision by the Crown to withdraw the assault and […]

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CMPAC’s Statement Rejecting Government’s IHRA Handbook & Demanding Consideration of Alternatives to Combat Antisemitism

[November 2, 2024, Oakville] – The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) firmly rejects the Canadian government’s release of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Handbook on Antisemitism, released yesterday. The Handbook, based on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, includes language that CMPAC and numerous civil liberties organizations believe dangerously conflates antisemitism with legitimate […]

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CMPAC’s Response to the Joint Statement by the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, Following ICJ’s Advisory Opinion

Oakville – July 27, 2024, CMPAC is disappointed by the joint statement issued by the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, following the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) July 19, 2024, Advisory Opinion. This opinion declares Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories illegal and equates its practices to a systematic apartheid regime of racial […]

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Open Letter – RE: Postponement and Consultation on Proposed By-Law to Protect Vaughan’s Vulnerable Social Infrastructure

Dear Mayor Del Duca and Members of Vaughan City Council, I write to you on behalf of concerned members of the Vaughan community, including various religious, cultural, and social groups, to address significant issues surrounding the proposed By-law to Protect Vaughan’s Vulnerable Social Infrastructure. While we acknowledge the importance of safeguarding our community members from […]

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Joint Statement Condemning Police Brutality at the University of Calgary & the University of Alberta

May 5, 2024 – The undersigned individuals and Canadian civil society, faith-based, community and human rights organizations from all over Canada, are writing to express our deep concerns regarding the recent events at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta encampments. We strongly condemn the excessive use of force and violence by the Calgary Police […]

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CMPAC Statement on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia

January 29th, 2024 – Oakville, On this day we remember Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane, Aboubaker Thabti and all those who were injured or impacted when a terrorist gunman opened fire at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec in Sainte-Foy, 7 years ago.  We have heard the words of […]

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CMPAC’s Statement on ICJ’s Order for Provisional Measures by Israel & Demand for the Canadian Government to Act Immediately

January 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accepted South Africa’s request for provisional measures to their application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide in the Gaza strip by the state of Israel. The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) acknowledges ICJ’s provisional measures against Israel and […]

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