We are close to halfway through this federal election, and Canadian political leaders have hit a new low in their pro-genocide politicking. Liberal leader Mark Carney and former foreign minister Melanie Joly are refusing to answer about the latest Canadian arms deal for Israel, despite their sham claim of halting arms exports; Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is revisiting the old refrain of “I’ll move our embassy to Jerusalem”; Yves-Francois Blanchet of the Bloc Quebecois is praising arch-Zionist Irwin Cotler who is supporting one of the BQ’s candidates; and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has dropped a PR person from his team because she dared (in past social media comments) to compare aspects of the Israeli genocide to Nazi fascism.… Read more
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Demand to know where politicians stand – for justice or for genocide!
UPDATE #1: #IVotePalestine #IVoteAgainstGenocide
Our #IVotePalestine questionnaire* started in 2019 and continues this year, as an independent campaign committed to presenting the difficult issues that reflect the struggles and challenges of the Palestinian people. We do not believe that any single election in Canada will substantially change policy on Palestine, but we do see the educational value in bringing these issues to the public and highlighting the overwhelming Canadian complicity in genocide.… Read more
Land Day 2025
FREE THE PEOPLE, FREE THE LAND
Land Day 2025 was marked in Vancouver with great indigenous solidarity, a look back at protests for the original Land Day in 1976 and a spirited militant march through the downtown core.
Land Day has a special significance as it highlights Palestinian and indigenous attachment to the land, and the continuing Zionist land theft.
There is a long and proud history of marking Land Day.… Read more
Vancouver holds first Palestine Land Day Protest 1976
The Delusionary Appeal of Electoral Politics
Once again, a federal election is looming. And again, the same cycle will be repeated of many activists busying themselves with the allure of impacting politicians. We will be told that we must engage in this important work, even donate money for it, as it will be critical to advancing the cause of Palestine. But is it? And does all this “busy work” actually result in any substantial change? … Read more
Scotiabank increases their complicity in war profiteering!
So Scotiabank’s global asset fund actually INCREASED their shares in Israeli arms company Elbit in the last quarter of 2024. They went from 557,400 to 700,100 shares now valued at $180 million US (or quarter of a billion Cdn).
We will not rest till they divest! #ShameonScotiabank
Sign the action network letter now to tell Scotiabank to end their complicity in Israeli war crimes.… Read more
Gorilla Radio with Yves Engler and Hanna Kawas
Yves Engler testing the measure of Canadian law and quality of its carceral system; Hanna Kawas and defending those that risk opposing the forces of oppression in the second half.
Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Yves Engler, Hanna Kawas March 5, 2025
Full interview here:
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Protecting our Rights, Defending our Voices
Over the last year, the Canada Palestine Association has been supporting activists targeted by institutional and police repression across BC. We have seen multiple cases of intimidation and harassment, especially by the Vancouver Police. CPA has already donated over $10,000 from funds previously collected to help people gain legal representation and fight back.
Stand up for our rights, defend our voices and donate today.… Read more
Solidarity Statement with MMIWG
The Canada Palestine Association, stands in unwavering solidarity with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Movement (MMIWG) and all the steadfast Indigenous communities resisting the ongoing violence, genocide, and systemic erasure of their people. We see in your struggle the same forces of oppression, colonization, and dehumanization that have sought to destroy our own existence, culture, and land. Together, we face the silence of the media, the complicity of state institutions, and the violence of systems designed to erase us.… Read more
The joy of our Prisoners is our Revenge
“We, as prisoners, bow to the people of Gaza.” – Wael Samara, freed prisoner from Al-Am’ari refugee camp in Ramallah, to the people of the Gaza Strip after his release from the Israeli occupation’s dungeons.
The joy of the released Palestinian prisoners and their families is a testament to the strength of the Palestinian people and nation. It also represents everything “Israel” has tried so desperately to stamp out. … Read more