News and Updates
The CDPQ has investments of $14B in war-crimes-and-genocide-complicit companies even as the International Court of Justice considers Israel’s genocide in Gaza
The CDPQ December 31, 2023 year-end report includes over $14 billion of investments in companies complicit with Israeli war crimes and genocide. This represents just over 3 percent of the CDPQ total holdings of $434 billion.
La CDPQ a investi 14 milliards de dollars dans des entreprises complices de crimes de guerre et de génocide, alors même que la Cour internationale de justice se penche sur le génocide israélien à Gaza
Le rapport de fin d'année de la CDPQ au 31 décembre 2023 comprend plus de 14 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans des entreprises complices de crimes de guerre et de génocide israéliens. Cela représente un peu plus de 3 % du...
Demand Israel stop escalating violence that could spur World War III
Canadian officials immediately condemned Iran for launching missiles towards Israel, but they ignored Israel’s brazen war crime that elicited Iran’s reaction. In so doing, they are enabling Israel to escalate its violence on Iran and the region, which could spur...
Release: ‘Canadian charities funding war crimes in Israel,’ say advocacy groups; demand action
Grassroots advocacy groups Just Peace Advocates (JPA) and Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) are calling on the federal government to take immediate action in the case of a Canadian charity sending taxpayer-subsidized funds to Israeli organizations involved in the commission...
Canada Must Investigate and Revoke Charities Funding Israeli war crimes
It must be stressed that Mizrachi Canada is one of several Canadian charitable organizations that we are aware of which actively finance illegal Israeli settlement and/or military activity, in contravention of Canadian and international laws. They include: the Jewish Heritage...
Federal PSP: Investments in companies complicit with war crimes and genocide
The total for PSP investments in the companies listed in the UN database and these other verified sources is $635 Million based on PSP’s last filed Form 13F.
Condemn Police Violence Against Palestinian Protesters
Take one minute to email Toronto mayor Olivia Chow and deputy mayor Amber Morley. Morley also represents the City on the Toronto Police Services Board. Let them know you expect them to call on Toronto police to tell them to...
$25 Billion of our public pensions invested in Israeli war crimes
Five public sector pension, one in BC and four in Ontario have almost a quarter of a billion dollars invested in companies that then UN has indicated are complicit with supporting illegal Israeli settlements (war crimes) and over $2 billion...
Cemetery of the Living: A Plea for the Rights of Palestinian Detainees Statement by the freed Palestinian detainee, Munther Amira
We were pleased to hear that Munther has been released, but stand in solidarity until all are freed. #FreeThemAll Read Munther's statement
UNAC Conference : Decolonization and the fight against Imperialism
Now is the time for us to come together as a movement to assess the period we are in and plan for the future . John Philpot for Just Peace Advocates board will be speaker. JPA is pleased to endorse...