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On Nov 6th, City of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and City Councillors Alison Gu, Joe Keithley, Pietro Calendino, Daniel Tetrault, Maita Santiago, Sav Dhaliwal, and James Wang passed the resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

November 7, 2023 – Much of the world has watched with a mixture of shock, horror, dismay, and grief over the last month, as the most recent wave of conflict between Israel and Gaza has caused the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians. Despite calls for a ceasefire, the violence that began with an attack by Hamas-led terrorists on Israel has continued with a sustained air and ground offensive on Gaza by the Israeli military.

On Sunday, Nov. 5, following a large and successful protest for Palestinian life and human rights in Calgary, protest organiser [with Justice for Palestinians] Wesam Khaled was arrested by Calgary police.

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 7, 2023 Today in Ottawa, Canada's leading humanitarian agencies held a press conference on Parliament Hill to mark the one-month anniversary of escalations of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. Together, the agencies provided a humanitarian update on the critical situation on the ground, and renewed their call to the Government of Canada to urgently demand a ceasefire, unconditional humanitarian access to Gaza, and the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel.

A new poll commissioned by NCCM and conducted by Mainstreet Research shows that over 71% of Canadians support the call for a ceasefire.

Sarah Jama, a member of the Ontario legislature for Hamilton Centre, recently faced censure from Doug Ford’s Conservative government. She was also removed from the Ontario NDP caucus by her own party.

After the November 4th, all out on November 12th for a #CeasefireNOW!

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 3, 2023 This week, I met with the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, to discuss the spike in Islamophobia, and to share the concerns and fears of Canadian Muslims.

November 3, 2023

Dr Gabor Maté, Roger Waters, Arcade Fire’s Richard Parry, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn, former NDP MP Jim Manly, former Ontario MPPs Rima Berns-McGowan, Gary Wilson and Laura Mae Lindo sign “Defend Sarah Jama. Stop the Attack on Gaza”.

Israeli airstrikes have destroyed apartment blocks and killed and injured hundreds of people at refugee camps in northern Gaza in the midst of its unrelenting assault on Gazans in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Ottawa – Rampant Islamophobia is costing Canadian Muslims their peace of mind, their physical well-being and even their lives, the Senate Committee on Human Rights said in a report released Thursday, November 2, 2023.

Statement by the Prime Minister on the first Lebanese Heritage Month

November 1, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario

TORONTO, Nov. 1, 2023

Students across Ontario will be walking out of secondary and post-secondary schools to express their dismay with federal and provincial government responses to the war being waged on the Gaza Strip.

The violence in Israel and Palestine has reached brutal and devastating levels in recent weeks. Thousands have been killed and injured. Witnessing the extreme violence against civilians has been polarizing for many around the world.

Justice For All Canada, a nonprofit human rights advocacy organization, along with partnering human rights and civil society organizations, organized a press conference on Monday, October 30th at 11 a.m. EST at Parliament Hill to introduce a campaign focused on urging the Government of Canada to call for a ceasefire to prevent further loss of civilian life in Gaza, the Occupied West Bank, and Israel.

Dear fellow Canadian Parents, Guardians and Teachers,

National Zakat Foundation (NZF), a steadfast advocate for empowering local Muslims in need, is proud to announce that Nisa Homes, a distinguished initiative established as a project of NZF Canada in 2015, will be joining together with Nisa Helpline to operate under the umbrella of Nisa Foundation. This strategic decision aims to enhance operational efficiency and create an organization like no other, that offers a wide range of services dedicated to supporting and empowering women and children across Canada.

Canada, October 30, 2023, 10am PST / 1pm EST

Moments ago constituents across the country took over 17 MP offices in 12 cities from coast to coast and have begun to read out the over 8,000 names of Palestinians who have been killed by Israel since October 8, and to call on MPs to demand a ceasefire and an end to Canada’s complicity in Israeli apartheid. Protests are also underway outside many of the MP offices, while the offices and windows have been covered with signs. 

[Global Affairs Canada] would like to stress that the Government of Canada continues to advise against all travel to Lebanon due to a deteriorating security situation, civil unrest, the increased risk of terrorist attack and the ongoing armed conflict with Israel.

TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2023 A broad ad hoc coalition of over 50 pan-Canadian civil society, faith, Arab, Jewish, labour, and peace and justice organizations are demanding that the federal government call for an immediate ceasefire of all hostilities in Israel-Palestine and an end to the blockade of Gaza and for the restoration of humanitarian aid and access to the basic necessities of life.