Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

1. Advocating that Canada impose economic sanctions under Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) on, and withdraw from economic and political treaties with, Israel to compel it to full comply with international law, as described in the ICJ advisory opinions of 2005 & 2024 and the ICJ provisional measures to prevent genocide.

   July 7, 2026 · Yasir Naqvi · Liberal · International Relations; International Trade; National Security/Security; Foreign Affairs; Defence

2. Advocating for government studies and actions that promote and enhance the human rights situation and material conditions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and within the State of Israel.

   March 18, 2026 · Sameer Zuberi · Liberal · International Relations

3. Advocating for Canada to impose an immediate Arms Embargo on Israel using Canada's Special Economic Measures Act and for Canada to suspend the Canada-Israel Strategic Partnership and the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement given Israel's violations of international law in Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iran.

   March 11, 2026 · Sameer Zuberi · Liberal · International Relations; International Trade; Foreign Affairs; Defence

4. Advocating for Canada to end arms transfers to third party states through the US Loophole in EIPA. Reform Canada's arms control regime to be better compliant with the Arms Trade treaty. Vote for Private Member's Bill C-233 An Act to Amend the Export and Import Permits Act.

   March 10, 2026 · Ahmed Hussen · Liberal · International Relations; International Trade; Foreign Affairs

5. Advocating for Canada to end arms transfers to third party states through the US. Reform Canada's arms control regime to be better compliant with the Arms Trade treaty.

   October 10, 2025 · Juanita Nathan · Liberal · International Trade

6. Adding anti-Palestinian racism to Canada's Federal anti-racism strategy. Ensuring Canada views settler colonialism as central to our analysis of racism and our anti-racism strategy. Ensuring our anti-racism programming respects political and civil rights of Palestinians, including Charter Rights. Ensuring Canadian policy does not suppress Palestinians right to speak on their experience of structural racism in Israel and Canada.

   June 4, 2025 · Salma Zahid · Liberal · Immigration; International Relations; International Trade; Justice and Law Enforcement; International Development

7. Changing the way the government applies the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to ensure Canada's migration regime is not engaging in systemic anti-Palestinian racism or Islamophobia. Pushing for reforms to the act to ensure it is consistent with international law and human rights. Ensuring Canada's migration streams are not based on anti-Palestinian racism or Islamophobia.

   October 30, 2024 · Salma Zahid · Liberal · Immigration; National Security/Security

Full meeting log

99 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.