Ottawa, March 11, 2026 – The Arms Embargo Now Coalition condemns the Liberal government today after the House of Commons voted down Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act, legislation that would have closed a major loophole that allows Canadian military exports to reach Israel through the United States without permits, oversight, or human-rights review. The vote represents a decisive political choice by the Carney government to maintain Canada’s role in supplying weapons through U.S. military supply chains, even as Israel continues its assault on Gaza and the United States and Israel expand their war across the region. Continue reading

Montreal, March 2, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) condemns the Canadian government’s unconditional support for illegal US-Israeli attacks on Iran that have killed over 550 Iranians, and have sparked a devastating regional war. The ongoing regime change operation, led by war criminals Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, is a dangerous and unlawful act of aggression that has sabotaged negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. CJPME urges Canada to retract its support for the US-Israeli attacks, condemn this violation alongside allies like Spain, Ireland, and Norway, and to push for an immediate ceasefire from all parties.  Continue reading

Montreal, February 25, 2026 — Following alarming statements from top U.S. and Israeli officials in support of Israel’s “right” to take over the entire Middle East, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to speak out and urgently act against Israel’s colonial expansionism, annexation, and regional wars. CJPME warns that these statements in support of the concept of “Greater Israel” should not be taken lightly, as they occur as Israel is expanding its control over Palestine and Syria, bombing Lebanon, and threatening war with Iran. Continue reading

Montreal, February 13, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and a coalition of Muslim, Palestinian, and Jewish organizations are announcing a collective boycott of all programming featuring Ben Mulroney, until he is removed from hosting The West Block, a flagship political affairs program on Global News. The boycott follows a pattern of Mulroney's genocide denial, promotion of Islamophobic conspiracy theories, and conflicts of interest, both on the The West Block and The Ben Mulroney Show, that compromise the integrity of public discourse in Canada. CJPME has demanded accountability from Global News for months over these violations of journalistic ethics, to no avail.  Continue reading

Montreal, February 11, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is outraged to learn that Canada has allowed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel through Canadian airspace on route to the United States, despite the outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants against him for crimes against humanity. CJPME calls on Prime Minister Carney to respect the ICC warrants by definitively and immediately closing Canadian airspace to Netanyahu going forward.  Continue reading

Montreal, January 19, 2026 — In the wake of Prime Minister Carney’s announcement that Canada will join Trump’s illegitimate Board of Peace ruling occupied Gaza, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) will host an important virtual debate on Palestine with leadership candidates for the New Democratic Party (NDP) on Wednesday evening. The candidates will debate how Canada can truly advance Palestinian self-determination, hold Israel accountable for war crimes and genocide, and protect civil liberties at home.  Continue reading

Montreal, January 19, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is alarmed that Prime Minister Carney has accepted in principle an invitation to join US President Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” which aims to oversee the governance of the occupied Gaza Strip. CJPME warns that the Board of Peace is a colonial instrument that will directly implicate Canada in the administration of occupied Palestinian territory, violating the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people. CJPME urges Carney to reject Trump’s intervention, and decline any role for Canada in this outsourcing of Israeli occupation. Continue reading

Montreal, December 16, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) condemns Israel’s decision to block a delegation of Canadian Parliamentarians from entering the occupied West Bank. Five Liberal MPs and one NDP MP were planning a three-day delegation to Palestine but were blocked by Israel this morning at the Jordan border. CJPME calls on Canada to forcefully respond to this illegal restriction on Canadian-Palestinian diplomacy, starting with diplomatic sanctions on Israel and the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador. Continue reading

Montreal, December 10, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is raising the alarm over a recent Toronto Sun column by Joe Warmington which notes that the “re-introduction” of the far-right and anti-Palestinian Jewish Defence League (JDL) in Canada is “very close,” and sympathetically claims that “It’s getting harder to disagree with those arguing for such help.” CJPME condemns Warmington’s apparent endorsement of the JDL’s revival, which comes amid a rise in disturbing far-right pro-Israel activity. Continue reading

BRUSSELS, OTTAWA, and LONDON, December 10, 2025 — International member organizations and endorsers of the Global Sanctions Coalition (GSC) have submitted coordinated recommendations to the Governments of Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, calling for the immediate imposition of targeted sanctions against three individuals, and their associated entities, implicated in colluding with the Israeli military in the widescale destruction of civilian property in Gaza. In response to the slow-down of western sanctions against Israel, and the unprecedented US sanctions on human rights groups and advocates, civil society organizations from various countries have united to embrace the power of economic sanctions and to demand long-overdue measures in response to atrocities in Gaza. Continue reading