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No more lies


Another form letter adjusted with my own sentiments added. Click here to send your own, either as is or comments added. 

I am horrified to learn that I am being lied to by the Canadian government about Canadian arms transfers to Israel.

It's bad enough that this government speaks empty words of peace into a genocide without taking any action; it's even worse that this government has been lying through its teeth to Canadians, deflecting questions about genocide by claiming an arms embargo while secretly shipping weapons to Israel on passenger aircraft no less, as reported in this document: armsembargonow.ca/report/

While former Foreign Affairs Minister Joly and Prime Minister Trudeau, as well as current Prime Minister Mark Carney have repeatedly insisted that Canada has restricted arms exports to Israel, this report uncovers 421,070 bullets exported to Israel since the Gaza assault began, plus 735 cartridge parts and 111 components for military weapons; including one shipment in April 2025 alone containing 175,000 bullets.

I am scandalized that Canada continues to approve the export of military goods to a state that has slaughtered tens of thousands of civilians in the last year and half. And I am beyond shocked at the pattern of the misrepresentation, obfuscation, and outright lies from the Canadian officials in an effort to conceal all of this horrifying reality.

Nothing can justify Canada continuing to supply weapons to a government that is deliberately starving children to death.

Not only do Canadians not want this but we have been explicitly calling for the opposite – a total and two-way arms embargo between Canada and Israel – since at least November 2023 as my representative Leah Gazan has faithfully been voicing in the House, to deaf ears.

Canadians deserve better from our politicians. Palestinians deserve better from the international community that claims to uphold international law. Humanity deserves better from those with power to affect thousands, millions, billions of lives. (The horrific destruction affects every person on the planet touched by climate change which Israel is greatly worsening with this massive expenditure of carbon.) 

As a Canadians, I am calling on you to do everything within your power to compel the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel. This must end immediately. No inciting incident or history of violence can justify this horrific slaughter. Canada is already complicit -- we can claim no higher moral ground, but it is never too late to begin to do the right thing. The time is now. The day is today. No more empty promises and outright lies. 

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