Over a thousand Palestinians fleeing Gaza to Canada are trapped in Egypt, while hundreds of thousands remain starving under constant Israeli bombardment. As Israel continues its genocidal campaign in Gaza, Immigration Minister Miller must immediately fix the failing Gaza Visa program, and Foreign Affairs Minister Joly must force Israel to let Palestinian family members out of Gaza.

Many of you have emailed politicians, but now we are asking you to phone them and ask them to take decisive action for immediate family reunification!

Use our NEW CALL TOOL BELOW to get connected via phone to your local MP and ministers and have talking points on screen that you can explain to them. 

Tips for using our tool:

You don’t need to be an expert to call your MP and Ministers. You just need to be respectful and speak from the heart. Remember your MP and Ministers might not be available. You might speak to an assistant or have to leave a message. Just keep it short and sweet. Remember to leave your name and number and let them know you are a constituent of a specific riding. When you use this tool, it is best to use two devices, a computer and a phone. It is best to enter your information on a computer and have a phone handy for the call.

This is how it works:

• The tool will call your phone;
• Once you hit submit you will then see suggested talking points on a new screen;
• Our tool will automatically call your phone and connect you to your MP’s office, followed by Ministers Joly and Miller’s offices, once you click submit. If you only want to speak to your local MP, you can hang up after the first call.
• However, if you want to also try Ministers Miller and Joly, stay on the phone after each call to be connected to the next one. Do not hang up; You can also press * to move to the next call;
• You will hear the ringing once it connects, and you will likely get either voicemail, or an office staffer. If you get an office staffer, you can ask to speak to the MP or the minister. If the MP or Minister is available, state your concerns to them. If they’re unavailable, state your concerns to the staffer. If you go to voicemail, take 30 seconds to leave your concerns on voicemail;
• Remember that suggested talking points will be displayed on a screen during the call;
• Keep in mind that the ministers' voicemail might be full. If that happens, just let the call disconnect, or press * to skip to the next call. You can also try reaching out to them again later;
• If you have any specific feedback after the phone call, please email us at [email protected], and we’ll get back to you.

If you do not have a Canadian address, the tool will default to calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office.

Click here to view the page with the speaking points in advance of making the call.

It is usually best to have your phone open and ready to go before pressing the "Make the call" button below.

We speak with Jon Elmer to provide us alternative views on reporting in Gaza and Lebanon. This episode was recorded before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon.

Listen on Apple here.

Listen on Spotify here.

This episode discusses how Israel utilizes technology in their genocide in Gaza, we talk about the AI Lavender, social media censoring of Palestinian voices, media's extensive biases towards the Israel narrative, and IDF soldiers/ Israel government officials who hold positions in media organizations.

My guest is Paul Biggar from Tech4Palestine, who was fired from the board of a company he started after publishing this blog post.

On July 19th 2024 the ICJ court released its decision regarding Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. It concluded in its ruling that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied territory is illegal and must end as soon as possible. It included Israel’s prolonged occupation, it’s settlement expansion, continuous annexation of the territory, its apartheid policies, as well as providing full reparations, restitution and compensation including the return of all the land and the evacuation of its settlements. 

Montreal, December 15, 2023 - As of December 11, 2023, Israel’s war on Gaza has displaced almost 1.9 million Palestinians, constituting nearly 85% of Gaza’s population. Israel has ordered Palestinians across the territory to ‘evacuate’ their homes, a demand that the UN has said is impossible to carry out. Even worse, Israel has continued to bomb the supposedly ‘safe’ areas it has ordered Palestinians to flee to, underlining the fact that nowhere is safe in Gaza.

To help Canadians better understand the scale and implications of Israel’s evacuation orders, CJPME has issued the below infographic comparing Gaza to Toronto. With this context, it is clear to see that Israel’s orders are unfair, absurd, and impossible.   

Montreal, November 21, 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes the temporary Qatar-mediated truce announced between Israel and Hamas, and urges the Canadian government to leverage this momentum to push for a permanent ceasefire. The multi-day truce deal will provide temporary relief in the fighting, an increase in humanitarian aid, and secure the release of some Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages. The deal was approved by the Israeli cabinet and is expected to come into effect on Thursday. CJPME warns that this truce must not be allowed to end with the resumption of Israel’s indiscriminate bombardment and siege of Gaza, but must lead to a complete cessation of hostilities and an end to the occupation and siege – a full ceasefire.

Montreal, November 08, 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) sent a formal letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week urging him to join the international community in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Canada has so far opposed calls for a ceasefire and appears to support Israel’s indefinite military escalation with the goal of “eliminating” Hamas. However, with more than 10,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s offensive, and the siege on food, water, and electricity creating a catastrophic humanitarian toll, CJPME is urging Trudeau to acknowledge that its failed approach is only perpetuating further human suffering.

Montreal, October 28, 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) condemns Canada’s abstention on a UN General Assembly emergency resolution late Friday, which called for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” in Gaza. Many considered the resolution to be the last opportunity to prevent the bloody and devastating ground assault that was subsequently launched on Gaza by Israel. The resolution was sponsored by Jordan and passed with 120 votes in favour, 14 against and 45 abstentions. In addition to calling for a truce, it also called for all parties to respect international humanitarian law and allow the “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The resolution also called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of all civilians held captive. As the UN debate was underway, Israel imposed a total communications blackout on Gaza and launched a ground assault, escalating its bloody and devastating attacks on Gaza in complete darkness.

Montreal, October 21, 2023 [Signatories updated November 7] - Below is a joint statement from a broad and representative cross-section of Canadian civil society to demand an immediate ceasefire and urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza. Signatories include labour, faith, community (Arab, Palestinian, Jewish), civil society, and peace and justice organizations.

Montreal, October 15, 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) expresses deep concern over the inconsistent media coverage of the Gaza-Israel war since October 7, 2023. CJPME has been closely following the reporting in Canada media over the past week, and is aware of many instances in which news coverage has failed to be consistent in upholding professional journalistic standards.  CJPME provides the following critiques of the media response of the past week, and recommendations for future coverage: