Dear Reader,
The Arms Embargo Now campaign has just launched a damning new report, co-authored by CJPME, which exposes the weapons pipeline running from Canadian factories and ports to Israel through the United States.
In direct contradiction to our government’s many claims that Canadian military exports are not being used in this genocide, this new report exposes shipments of vital components of both Israel’s fighter jets and the bombs they are still dropping on Gaza:
- Hundreds of shipments from Canadian military manufacturers to the U.S. weapons factories that manufacture Israel’s key warplanes, bombs, and artillery shells.
- Hundreds of shipments of European-made TNT transiting through a Quebec port and Canadian highways en route to U.S. bomb-makers.
- Canadian F-35 components being shipped on to Israel mere days after arriving at U.S. facilities.
The CBC has also just reported on our findings, which you can read here.
This weapons pipeline is possible because of the U.S. Loophole, a regulatory exemption which allows most U.S.-bound military exports to bypass human rights assessments and permit requirements.
But we have a chance to change that.
Tomorrow, Wednesday November 19th, the No More Loopholes Bill will have its first debate in the House of Commons. This bill is a serious legislative effort to close the loopholes that continue to allow Canadian weapons to reach Israel via the U.S. We need your help to ensure this report creates the political crisis necessary to bring about real change and support for passing this bill.
Join us TOMORROW NIGHT for an Urgent Movement Briefing where we will make sense of the report’s damning findings, and take action together to close the loopholes!
And don’t forget to send an email to your local MP demanding they support MP Kwan’s bill to close the US loophole. Will your MP commit to ending this loophole in the Canada-Israel arms trade?
Sincerely,
The CJPME Team
My Dundas Valley 