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Canadian MP unveils push to close weapons export ‘loophole’
A Canadian parliament member has announced plans to introduce a bill that aims to close a longstanding “loophole” that allows Canadian-made weapons and weapons components to reach Israel via the United States.
A US-Canada defence pact allows most Canadian weapons to be sent to the country’s southern neighbour without a permit or other oversight prescribed under the UN Arms Trade Treaty, to which Canada is a signatory.
Jenny Kwan, an MP with the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP), said her bill would “ensure Canadian arms exports to the United States are treated the same as any other country, subject to risk assessments, permits and transparency requirements”.
“Canada tell[s] the world that we have strong laws and regulatory provisions. But in practice, our bullets, our [weapons] parts, our technology are flowing through the back door of the US into some of the bloodiest conflicts on Earth,” Kwan told reporters.
“Let’s be clear: While children are being pulled from rubble, while families are being bombed and starved, weapons and components manufactured in Canada are still being used. This is totally unacceptable,” she said, referring to Israel’s war on Gaza.
For more on how Canada’s “off-the-record” weapon exports can end up in Israel, check out our story from August 2024 here.
The NDP isn't innocent either, ousting pro Palestinian voices from parliament earlier in the genocide, yet better than Liberal and Conservatives. Hopefully the Liberal party will get a big beating so the NDP can get voters back. Although it will likely mean a Conservative victory next with the first past the post system, making sure any smaller/new parties don't stand a chance.
CAIR urges US media to show ‘full human impact’ of Israel’s assault
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has written a letter to executives at major US media outlets ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and Fox, urging them to consistently broadcast footage of Israel’s attacks on Gaza, including the killing of children.
“While images of the destruction and its aftermath circulate widely on international and independent media outlets, such footage does not appear with the same frequency in mainstream American media,” CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said.
“What’s happening in Gaza is the global story of our time. The American public deserves the opportunity to witness the full human impact of the Trump administration’s support for the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza City.”
The US has provided Israel with billions of dollars in military aid since the Gaza war began – assistance that experts say has been instrumental in the Israeli government’s nearly two-year assault on the territory.
“We urge you to show, with the consistency and urgency this moment requires, videos of the children and families suffering and dying under Israeli bombardment with American weapons, just as many independent and foreign media outlets do,” Hooper wrote in the letter.
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