Joint Letter to PM to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 4, 2023 CMPAC and 45 organizations representing many communities, faith groups, civil rights and human rights organizations, sent a joint letter (below) to the Prime Minister of Canada to express concern about the continuation of the Israeli violations and to urge the government to press for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and to support […]

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Joint Statement against the attack on free speech and the labelling of pro-Palestinian rallies as ‘hate rallies’

Nov 9, 2023 November 9, 2023, Mississauga – We, the undersigned Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Palestinian and Arab Community, civil society, human rights, faith-based, ethnic, professional, humanitarian and relief organizations are writing to express our deep disappointment and concern with the recent public statements by senior politicians and public figures describing pro-Palestinian rallies as hateful and anti-Semitic. These stances […]

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Community Support of MPP Sarah Jama

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 […]

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CMPAC Statement on Rising Islamophobia

Mississauga, Oct 18, 2023 – Members and allies of the Muslim community are deeply concerned at the rising wave of Islamophobic rhetoric emerging, and the consequences it has for Palestinians whose lives are on the line, as well as the safety and well-being of the Muslim community in Canada.  From politicians equating support of Palestinians with […]

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Joint Letter to the PM on Gaza

Oct 14, 2023 CMPAC lead 37 Muslim organizations from communities across the country in a joint letter to the Prime Minister addressing our community’s concerns for Gazans caught in this week’s escalations.  We are concerned with the lack of accountability our government is extending in the face of 2.2 million civilians facing ongoing attacks, cut […]

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Civil Society Coalition Outlines Bill C-20 Amendment Recommendations

Sep 28, 2023 JOINT STATEMENT ON URGENT NEED FOR ACTION TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABLE, INDEPENDENT AND EFFECTIVE REVIEW OF THE RCMP AND CBSA IN BILL C-20 Our organizations, with decades of expertise in the areas of immigration and refugee law, criminal law, human rights, international law, civil liberties, and national security, are coming together to ensure […]

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Financial Action Task Force preventing unintended regulatory consequences

Aug 18, 2023 CMPAC submitted feedback on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Recommendation 8 Interpretive note, which gives guidance on balancing terrorism financing risks with affording charities due process and reasonable treatment.   We support the removal of specific sanctions examples that have been misapplied in the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Financing regime and resulted in over-policing […]

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Financial Action Task Force Submission on the Financial Abuse of Charities

Aug 18, 2023 CMPAC’s submission to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) provides recommendations on the Best Practices Paper to Combat Abuse of Non-Profit Organizations. Our recommendations bring focus to the needed reforms in guidelines that shape anti-terrorsim financing policies, including influencing the Canada Revenue Agency.  We draw attention to the well-documented and biased over […]

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