“Our voices will make a difference to Liberal MPs to ensure that the government stops trade deals with Israel.”
A group of Davenport and Parkdale-High Park residents marched from MP Julie Dzerowicz’s office to the MP office of Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Arif Virani, last Sunday to repeat calls on the Canadian government to end all military exports to Israel.
The latest action followed similar protests that have taken place since Israel launched its brutal war on Gaza in October. Since that campaign began, Israel has been accused at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of committing genocide in Gaza, with the court provisionally ordering that Israel take steps to prevent genocidal acts.
The crowd echoed that call, telling Dzerowicz to “prevent further genocide in Gaza.”
“Julie Dzerowicz [...] has been extremely evasive to our questions over the last few months,” said Johanna Lewis, a member of Davenport For Ceasefire.
In a recent letter addressed to her constituents regarding questions about arms sales to Israel, Dzerowicz stated that “I do not support arms sales to non-NATO or non-democratic countries.”
Neither Israel nor Saudi Arabia, the largest non-United States buyer of Canadian military goods, are NATO members. As well, Ukraine, to which Canadian suppliers sold $47.5 million of military goods in 2022, is not a member of NATO. Dzerowicz has publicly expressed support for sending Canadian military aid to Ukraine and supports the country’s war effort.
In response to requests for comment from The Maple seeking clarification about Dzerowicz’s positions on arms sales, John Hudecki, the senior manager of Dzerowicz’s constituency office, said that the MP was dealing with a family emergency and was not currently taking media requests. (more...)
Torontonians Keep Pressure On Liberal MPs: ‘Stop Arming Israel’s Genocide’
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