Executive Summary Canada’s recent abstention from the UN vote calling for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank reflects a troubling inconsistency in Canada’s approach to international law and human rights. Citing concerns that the resolution was “too one-sided,” Canada’s decision overlooks the central issue – the occupation itself, which […]
Oakville, September 17 – The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) strongly supports the call for Canada to vote in favour of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution scheduled for September 18, 2024. This crucial vote demands an immediate end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, aligning with the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s […]
September 17, 2024 We, the 769 undersigned individuals and organizations from across Canada, strongly condemn the recent attacks on Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia. These calls for her removal misrepresent her role and unfairly portray her as divisive, despite her longstanding commitment to fostering inclusivity, human rights, and meaningful dialogue. The recent […]
September 14, 2024 Dear Minister Virani, On behalf of the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC), we wish to express our strong condemnation of any further attempts to extradite Dr. Hassan Diab, a Canadian citizen and sociology professor, to France. CMPAC firmly believes that such actions constitute a grave miscarriage of justice and represent a […]
The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) is deeply concerned about Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s recent announcement on September 10, 2024 regarding Canada’s arms embargo on Israel. Minister Joly’s claims of halting Canadian-made weapons from reaching Gaza are grossly inadequate and fail to address Canada’s complicity in the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and genocide in […]
Dear Minister Joly, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned at the enduring devastation in Gaza. Canada risks complicity in this humanitarian catastrophe through its ongoing transfer of military goods destined to Israel, exports which are incompatible with its obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). As organizations committed to upholding human rights, the protection […]
On August 20th Day of Action organized by the Arms Embargo Now campaign, The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) urgently calls on the Canadian government to implement an immediate and comprehensive two-way bilateral arms embargo on Israel. The escalation of Israeli violence in Gaza, resulting in over 40,000 civilian casualties and the destruction of […]
The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) applauds the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in R. v. Pike and Scott, which declared Section 99(1)(a) of the Customs Act unconstitutional. This section, which previously permitted border officers to search electronic devices without reasonable grounds, was found to violate Canadians’ Section 8 Charter rights against unreasonable […]
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 […]
Dear Members of Parliament, On behalf of the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC), we address the critical issue of Canada’s response to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on Israel’s policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The ICJ’s findings, delivered on July 19, 2024, leave no room for ambiguity: Israel’s occupation is […]
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