Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council
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The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council is a national advocacy & lobbying NPO advancing the interests of the growing Canadian Muslim community.
Joined May 2018
Today CMPAC and @palyouthmvmt cohosted an important town hall and strategy session on the fight for a full two-way arms embargo. If you missed it you can watch our live recording. #ArmsEmbargoNOW Watch here:
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To understand the No More Loopholes Act read and the issues with Canada's arms trades with Israel read our new position paper. "CMPAC Position on the No More Loopholes Act (Bill C-233), the “Exposing the U.S. Loophole” Report, and Canada’s Legal Obligations in the Arms Trade"
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On Wednesday, December 3rd, the #MunkDebates is hosting a debate on the “Two-State Solution in Palestine.” The event features four highly controversial former Israeli officials, all of whom previously served in the IDF, an institution currently under international investigation
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CMPAC issued a joint statement with @IndJewishVoices and @JewsSayNo rejecting Bill C-9 with the following demands: 1-Withdraw Bill C-9 in its entirety. The risks to democratic rights, civil liberties, and racial justice are too grave. 2-Affirm the right to protest as a
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A new @amnesty briefing finds that Israel’s genocide against Palestinians continues despite the ceasefire, detailing persistent atrocities, aid blockages, and grave breaches of international humanitarian law. Canada must close all arms trade loopholes and hold Israel
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Conditions for Palestinians in Gaza show no significant change, with no clear evidence to indicate that Israel’s intent has changed
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Today Palestinian-Canadian families appeared in court arguing that Canada failed its legal duty to prevent genocide in Gaza and discriminated against them as they tried to bring relatives to safety. Their counsel argued that Canada continued arms exports, military cooperation,
Palestinian-Canadian families are in court today (November 27th), arguing that the Government of Canada has violated its legal duty to prevent genocide in Gaza and has discriminated against Palestinian-Canadians trying to bring their relatives to safety. At the hearing, counsel
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Join us tomorrow in Mississauga for an important town hall and strategy session on the fight for a full two-way arms embargo. A loophole in Canada’s export rules has allowed Canadian-made weapons to reach the Israeli military through the United States. These weapons continue to
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We have been urging the Canadian government to take meaningful action to ensure Palestinian graduate students can safely begin their studies in Canada. MP @HMcPhersonNDP has taken it upon herself to stand by PSSAR's campaign to call on the Canadian government to make a change.
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On November 27 from 10 am to 4:30 pm EST, we'll be in an Ottawa courtroom to oppose the Attorney General's motion for dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Canada violated its duty to prevent genocide in Gaza. You can watch the hearing here: https://t.co/FC2LAUg0gg
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On Tues Nov 27, CMPAC Board Member @NimaoAli spoke at a joint press conference on Parliament Hill organized by @PSSAR, @CMPAConline @OxfamCanada, MP @HMcPhersonNDP, and MP @SalmaZahid15. As a civil war survivor herself, she called on the Canadian government to urgently process
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Arms Embargo Town Hall - Friday November 28 We must use our voice to demand and enforce that the Canadian government listen to its public and close the U.S. loophole to facilitate an Arms Embargo on Israel. Join us for a critical community Town Hall with community leaders and
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Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents have been forcibly displaced, many living in makeshift tents without adequate sanitation. In the absence of proper sewage systems families rely on shallow cesspits that routinely overflow during heavy rainfall posing grave risks of
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Children and families in Gaza scooped muddy water from their tents on Tuesday, trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years
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This @CBCNews graphic visualizes the number of Palestinians killed daily by Israeli forces since the Oct. 10 ceasefire, culminating in over 340 Palestinians killed. Canada @AnitaAnandMP @MarkJCarney must demand accountability, close all loopholes to enforce a full arms embargo,
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CMPAC joins the @PSSAR, @OxfamCanada, Liberal MP @SalmaZahid15 , NDP MP @HMcPhersonNDP to call on the federal government to act with urgency in processing student visas for #Palestinians. These are students who've been accepted to Canadian universities yet the @CitImmCanada
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At a news conference on Parliament Hill, Liberal MP Salma Zahid, NDP MP Heather McPherson, and representatives of several advocacy groups call on the federal government to act with urgency in...
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A ceasefire has not restored basic access to food to #Gaza. Palestinians remain without essential supplies. Canada @AnitaAnandMP must push for the immediate unhindered entry of humanitarian aid & food into Gaza, and use its diplomatic and economic levers to ensure full
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Israel is allowing more food into Gaza, but aid workers say vital ingredients needed to improve people's diets are still missing.
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A coalition of civil society groups @ccrweb @cancivlib @MigrantRightsCA @CBDOCA call for the withdrawal of Bill C-12. They highlight why the bill could lead to discrimination and violations of human rights in the immigration system and cannot be passed into law in its current
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At a news conference in Ottawa, a coalition of civil society groups call for the withdrawal of the federal government's border security bill (C-12). Speaking with reporters are Gauri Sreenivasan...
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