Peace

Canada should refuse Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invitation: CJPME

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.

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CJPME acknowledges that our offices, located in Montreal, are on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk), whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial.  CJPME recognizes the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka as the customary keepers and defenders of the St. Lawrence River Watershed and its tributaries. We honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to this beautiful territory and uphold and uplift the voice and values of our Host Nation.  Further, CJPME respects and affirms the inherent and Treaty Rights of all Indigenous Peoples across this land. CJPME has and will continue to honour the commitments to self-determination and sovereignty we have made to Indigenous Nations and Peoples.  CJPME also acknowledges the historical oppression of lands, cultures and the original Peoples in what we now know as Canada and fervently believes that its work should contribute to the healing and decolonizing journey we all share together.

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) 580 Sainte-Croix Ave, Suite 060, Saint-Laurent, QC,  H4L 3X5. 
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