The webinar takes you through details of this loophole, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan’s Private Members’ Bill the No More Loopholes Act that will be introduced this September.
In March 18th, 2024 Parliament voted for an opposition day motion brought forward by the NDP that included a call to end arms transfer to Israel. While this motion passed, it was non-binding and the Liberal government failed to uphold the commitments it had made in negotiations with the NDP and NCCM.
Despite repeated statements and assurances that Canada is not sending weapons to Israel, from both the previous and the current Liberal government, evidence emerged from US disclosures and a Project Ploughshares report that Canadian arms are in fact reaching Israel through a longstanding US loophole, created during the Cold War and never closed.
This loophole enables Canadian weapons and components to flow to Israel via the US, bypassing Canadian oversight and reporting.
These transfers put Canada in clear violation of both domestic and international law - particularly given that Canada is a signatory to the Arms Trade Treaty, which prohibits arms exports that are being used in human rights abuses.
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