Webinar: Six months after the House of Commons vote, what is the status of Canadian arms exports to Israel?
Photo: Noam Perry and Kelsey Gallagher will be speaking on Canada continuing to export arms to Israel. Register here.
The Canadian Friends Service Committee and Peace Brigades International-Canada invite you to attend a webinar on the export of Canadian military goods to Israel on Wednesday September 18 at 2:30 pm ET.
September 18 is the 6-month anniversary of the House of Commons vote to “cease the further authorization and transfer of arms exports to Israel.”
And yet, as The Maple has reported, the Trudeau government authorized at least $28.5 million of new permits for military exports to Israel in the months prior to the vote; there are $94.5 million in unused export permits with expiry dates as late as December 31, 2025; and Quebec-based General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. has been approved by the US government to be the principal contractor in the “possible” sale of $83 million in high explosive mortar cartridges and related equipment to Israel.
Speakers on this webinar will include Noam Perry of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Action Center for Corporate Accountability and Kelsey Gallagher of Project Ploughshares.
To register for this one-hour webinar, click here.
This webinar will provide an update on the current situation of arms exports to Israel, highlight Canada’s international human rights obligations, and help build support for Members of Parliament to endorse an arms embargo.
Register now.
Further reading: 1,358 Palestinian human rights defenders may have been killed over the last 10 months (PBI-Canada, August 17, 2024).
Video: ACTION MTL video of protest against Quebec-based General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. that has been approved by the US government to be the principal contractor in the “possible” sale of $83 million in high explosive mortar cartridges and related equipment to Israel.
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