Montreal, October 6, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is calling on the Canadian government to ensure the safety and protection of Canadian citizens aboard the Sumud Flotilla, who were kidnapped in international waters and illegally detained by Israeli forces while attempting to reach Gaza.   Continue reading

Ottawa, October 1, 2025 — A new global coalition of civil society organizations spanning Canada and Europe are calling on their governments to urgently sanction the World Zionist Organization (WZO) and its Settlement Division (WZOSD) as part of their sanctions programs against Violent Settler Extremists in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Canadian coalition members submitted a 38-page formal economic sanctions request on behalf of the Global Sanctions Coalition (GSC) to Global Affairs Canada.   Continue reading

Montreal, September 21, 2025 — Following today’s announcement that Canada is officially recognizing the State of Palestine, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) issued the following statement from Acting President Michael Bueckert: Continue reading

Montreal, September 5, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging Canada to intervene to protect Palestinian human rights groups following attacks by US President Trump. Yesterday, the US announced sanctions against three key Palestinian organizations, Al Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), for their role in collecting evidence of Israeli war crimes and providing it to the International Criminal Court (ICC). CJPME condemns this egregious assault on Palestinian civil society and stands in solidarity with human rights defenders under attack. Continue reading

Montreal, September 4, 2025 – Today on Parliament Hill, NDP Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) was joined by CJPME's Acting President Michael Bueckert and other civil society leaders to present her forthcoming Private Members Bill, nicknamed the “No More Loopholes Act.” The bill is designed to close critical gaps in Canada’s arms export system that have enabled Canadian-made military goods to contribute to violations of international law, including the Gaza genocide. While the full details of the bill are yet to come, it will close major loopholes that allow Canada to supply weapons to Israel via the United States. See below for the text of CJPME's full remarks at the press conference, or watch the video on CPAC. Continue reading

Montreal, September 2, 2025 — In response to the threat of Israel’s imminent annexation of the occupied West Bank, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to finally cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) and prohibit all trade with illegal Israeli settlements. CJPME reiterates that CIFTA violates international law by treating the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) as if it were already annexed to Israel, and urges decisive action to prevent further colonial expansion. Continue reading

Montreal, August 25, 2025 - Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) strongly condemns Canada’s continued failure to take concrete action to end the genocide in Gaza, despite its recent acknowledgement of the veracity of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report confirming the existence of famine in Gaza. CJPME continues to urge Canada to put meaningful sanctions on Israel as the only way to force an end to these atrocities. Continue reading

Ottawa, August 20, 2025 - Alex Paterson, Senior Director of Strategy and Parliamentary Affairs with Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), today issued the following statement:   Continue reading

Montreal, August 11, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) strongly condemns Israel’s deliberate execution of Palestinian journalists and media staff, including prominent journalist Anas al-Sharif, who were killed last night in an attack on their media tent in Gaza City. CJPME is also deeply concerned that Israel’s justifications for the attack have been circulated by the National Post and many other Postmedia-owned newspapers across Canada. CJPME calls on journalistic associations in Canada, including the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), to publicly condemn Israel’s continued killing of journalists and to denounce the spread of fabricated claims about Palestinian journalists, which endanger their lives.   Continue reading

Montreal, August 7, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is calling on the Canadian government to align its policies with the clear views of the Canadian public in support of Palestinian human rights, as revealed by a new poll by Angus Reid. The results show that Canadians overwhelmingly reject complicity in Israel’s actions in Gaza, which a majority now recognize as genocide. Continue reading