News and Updates
The CDPQ continues to have about $12.5 B Quebec pension funds invested in Israeli war crimes, even after Allied Universal drops investment in Israeli police training.
The Question, CEO Emond: why is CDPQ comfortable to continue with $12.5 B investments in over 90 other companies that are complicit with Israeli war crimes. This includes the dozen companies as documented by the UN database, as well as...
Webinar/Press Conference: Why should Naftali Bennett be barred from Canada?
On May 29, 2023, lawyers filed a request on behalf of a Palestinian-Canadian and three Canadian organizations seeking to have the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto...
Law for Palestine Event Highlighting Canada’s Responsibility Towards Palestine Under International Law
Just Peace Advocates was pleased to be able to support this Law for Palestine event, with Just Peace Advocates board member, Karen Rodman moderating the event titled “Embracing Responsibility: Canada’s obligation towards Palestine under international law” on May 31, 2023.
CUPE Manitoba passes BDS, joining a 17 years of Canadian Labour Movement Support for BDS
Just Peace Advocates congratulates CUPE Manitoba @CUPEMB on endorsing the BDS Resolution unanimously.
Mandamus filed with federal court to request to ban Naftali Bennett from Canada
On Friday, June 2nd a mandamus was filed with the federal court Friday asking the Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to deny former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett entry into Canada. It was filed by Khaled Mouammar, a...
Host a pizza party for Canadians in the IDF, expect turned backs on you when you are given an Honorary Degree
On Monday May 15, Deborah Lyons, the former Canadian ambassador in Tel Aviv, received an honorary degree from Mount Allison University. She was met with a protest outside, and students inside the convocation who stood up and turned their backs...
Protest disrupts opening of North America’s largest weapons fair
May 31, 2023: OTTAWA -- Over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America's largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather.
Immediate release: Canadian civil society representative going to Vienna for International Summit for Peace in Ukraine
The International Summit for Peace in Ukraine will be taking place in Vienna, Austria this coming weekend on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. Canadian peace activist, Tamara Lorincz will be representing the Canadian Voice of Women for...
Legal brief filed to bar former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett from Canada
Lawyers have filed a complaint on behalf ofa Palestinian-Canadian and four Canadian organizations seeking to have the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto on June 14. As...
Release: CDPQ has at least $14B of Quebec pension contributors and recipients public pension money invested in Israeli war crimes
The recently released Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) December 31, 2022, year-end report shows that the Quebec public pension has at least $14B of contributors and pensioners money invested companies complicit with Israeli war crimes.