CMPAC Statement on the Resignation of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Director and the Politicization of Aid

The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) is gravely concerned by recent revelations regarding the Israeli-led aid distribution plan in Gaza, which led to the resignation of Jake Wood, Executive Director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Wood, a former U.S. Marine and humanitarian leader, resigned on principle, citing the plan’s failure to uphold core […]

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CMPAC Commentary on Federal Party Platforms – April 2025

As Canadian Muslims face mounting challenges — from rising Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism, to the erosion of civil liberties, to Canada’s complicity in a ‘plausible Genocide’ — CMPAC reviewed the 2025 federal election platforms of the Conservatives, Liberals, New Democrats, Green Party, and the Bloc Québécois. Our analysis focuses on three urgent priorities: advancing Palestinian […]

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CMPAC Commentary on the Federal Leaders’ Debate: Silence, Deflection, and Missed Opportunities on Gaza and Islamophobia

The recent federal leaders’ debate marked a profound missed opportunity for Canada’s political leadership to address two of the most urgent moral and policy crises of our time: the genocide unfolding in Gaza, and the alarming rise in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism in Canada. CMPAC offers the following analysis of how these issues were treated […]

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