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iPolitics: Coalition says feds need to ensure C-9 doesn’t create a ‘chilling effect’ on protests

By Marco Vigliotti – Editor-in-Chief of iPolitics Read here: https://www.ipolitics.ca/2026/06/19/coalition-says-feds-need-to-ensure-c-9-doesnt-create-a-chilling-effect-on-protests The federal government must offer clear guidance to prosecutors to ensure the new anti-hate law doesn’t trample on Canadians’ Charter-protected right to protest, says a coalition of human rights and faith groups. They said in an open letter released on Friday that they were “deeply […]

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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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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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