Joint Statement on the Passage of Bill C-9 and the Protection of Charter Rights and Civil Liberties

June 19 2026 – The undersigned civil liberties, human rights, faith based and community organizations are deeply troubled by the Carney government ending discussion on Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, and pushing it to a final vote and passing the bill, disregarding the many serious concerns voiced through formal submissions, parliamentary hearings, campaigns, and […]

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Combatting Islamophobia: A Policy Handbook

On June 6, 2021, four members of the Afzaal family were murdered in London, Ontario in a hate-motivated terrorist attack. The attack on Our London Family was not an isolated tragedy, it exposed a reality many Muslim Canadians had warned about for years; that Islamophobia in Canada is an entrenched societal and systemic problem with […]

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Nearly 50 Organizations Sign Joint Open Letter to Minister of Public Safety & CBSA Raising Concerns Over Politicization of CBSA Enforcement Targeting Muslim and Pro-Palestine Voices

The Honourable Gary AnandasangareeMinister of Public SafetyGovernment of Canada Erin O’Gorman PresidentGovernment of Canada RE: Concerns Regarding the Politicization of CBSA Denying Entry to Muslim & Pro-Palestine Speakers to Canada Dear Minister Anandasangaree and CBSA President Erin O’Gorman, We, the undersigned community, civil society, faith based and Muslim organizations write to express serious concern regarding […]

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CMPAC Commentary on MSF’s Report: Weaponizing Water in Gaza

The report Water as a Weapon: Israel’s Destruction and Deprivation of Water and Sanitation in Gaza by Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) provides a detailed and evidence-based account of the systematic denial of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Gaza. Drawing on operational data, medical evidence, and firsthand testimonies the report concludes that […]

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Joint Statement: Urgent Call for Senate Review of Bill C-9 to Protect Civil Liberties and Fundamental Freedoms

JOINT STATEMENT  April 2nd, 2026 – Canadian Civil Liberties Association, International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council, Amnesty International Canadian Section, Independent Jewish Voices, Ligue des droits et libertés, Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association, and ​​The Centre for Free Expression, reaffirm our deep concern about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, following its […]

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CMPAC Analysis: The Israeli Knesset’s Passage of Death Penalty Law on Palestinians

April 1 2026 – The passage of legislation by Israel’s parliament enabling the death penalty on Palestinians raises profound and urgent legal and human rights concerns.  A system in which capital punishment is applied to one population and not another, based on identity, nationality, or ethnicity, is fundamentally incompatible with the principle of equality before […]

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CMPAC Statement on Bill C-9 Advancing Through the Justice Committee

Thursday March 12 – The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) is deeply concerned by the manner in which Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, has been pushed through the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights without sufficient debate or proper deliberation. As a result, a bill with serious consequences for religious freedoms and […]

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