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Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Red text reads: NEWS RELEASE 23 April 2026 "Palestinian and Canadian legal advocates urge Department of Justice to investigate Metrontario’s illegal activities in occupied territory" At the bottom left is a photo of the wall separating occupied Gaza from "Israel" with a young man climbing a ladder up the incredibly high concrete wall.

23Apr-26

Press Release: Palestinian and Canadian legal advocates urge Department of Justice to investigate Metrontario’s illegal activities in occupied territory

Update as of 23 June 2026: As of an unspecified date, OHCHR has removed Metrontario, and its subsidiary CIM Lustigman, from the UN Database. OHCHR...

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Red text reads: NEWS RELEASE April 14, 2026 As Canadians Struggle with Rising Cost of Living, National Organizations Denounce Canada’s Plans to Lead New DSRB “War Bank”

14Apr-26

Press Release: As Canadians Struggle with Rising Cost of Living, National Organizations Denounce Canada’s Plans to Lead New DSRB “War Bank”

Civil society organizations condemn Carney’s efforts to make Canada’s economy dependant on weapons finance, while Canadians bear the cost of global instability LINK TO LETTER: <a...</a...

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Green text reads: NEWS RELEASE April 9, 2026. New report exposes more than 100 Canadian financial institutions invested in $526 billion USD in companies complicit in Israel’s occupation, apartheid, and genocide In the bottom right is a photo of the apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank, with a painting by Taqi Spateen of an Israeli bulldozer attempting to destroy a Palestinian house.

9Apr-26

Press Release: New report exposes more than 100 Canadian financial institutions invested in $526 billion USD in companies complicit in Israel’s occupation, apartheid, and genocide

IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2026 As Israel continues to escalate its violence across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, Canada continues to fund its crimes. This

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Red text reads: NEWS RELEASE April 1, 2026 Joint Support for Montreal Woman Defamed by Mères au front & Journal de Montréal for Carrying the Official Flag of Iran at International Women’s Day

1Apr-26

Joint Support for Montreal Woman Defamed for Carrying the Official Flag of Iran at International Women’s Day

You can also find this press release on the Iranian Canadian Congress' website here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, 2026-04-01 Joint Support for Montreal...

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Bright blue text reads: NEWS RELEASE March 16, 2026. UEFA AND FIFA LEADERSHIP PRESSED TO EXPEL ISRAEL FROM FOOTBALL

16Mar-26

Press Release: UEFA and FIFA Leadership Pressed to Expel Israel From Football

PRESS RELEASE 16 March 2026 UEFA AND FIFA LEADERSHIP PRESSED TO EXPEL ISRAEL FROM FOOTBALL Yesterday, a group of five organisations that recently filed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7058189/2026/02/19/fifa-uefa-presidents-icc-complaint/" target="_blank" ...

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Beige text reads: NEWS RELEASE March 16, 2026. Canadian Organizations Call on Carney to Sanction Israel’s Illegal E1 Settlement Project

16Mar-26

Press Release: Canadian Organizations Call on Carney to Sanction Israel’s Illegal E1 Settlement Project

le français suit Editors note: You can read the full letter below. PRESS RELEASE 16 March 2026 Canadian Organizations Call on Carney to Sanction Israel’s Illegal E1...

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Green text reads: NEWS RELEASE March 16, 2026. Canadian Civil Society to Join the Largest Civilian-Led Mission to Gaza in History

16Mar-26

Press Release: Canadian Civil Society to Join the Largest Civilian-Led Mission to Gaza in History

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press conference announces Global Sumud Canada and Canadian Boat to Gaza’s joint efforts in challenging Israel’s illegal and inhumane blockade of Gaza March 16,...

Dark background with nearly transparent white wispy smoke. Bright orange text reads: NEWS RELEASE March 11, 2026. Carney Government Chooses Trump and Arming Genocide Over International Law as Liberals Vote Down ‘No More Loopholes’ Act

12Mar-26

Press Release: Carney Government Chooses Trump and Arming Genocide Over International Law as Liberals Vote Down ‘No More Loopholes’ Act

MEDIA RELEASE March 11, 2026 Carney Government Chooses Trump and Arming Genocide Over International Law as Liberals Vote Down ‘No More Loopholes’ Act Vote Leaves Backdoor Pipeline of...