Sunday, January 19, 2025

Protesters Disrupt Chrystia Freeland Campaign Launch Event

 

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Rolling Protest Disrupts Chrystia Freeland’s Campaign Launch Over Her Role in Canada’s Continued Complicity in Israel’s Genocide of the Palestinian People. Torontonians from Across the GTA Demanding Freeland Back a Full Two-Way Arms Embargo on the Israeli War Machine.

Palestinian rights activists and allies on Sunday Jan. 19 staged a rolling protest at Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch event for Liberal Party leadership, repeatedly disrupting her speech to demand an end to Canada’s complicity in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. 

The protest comes after 15 months of repeated attempts by Freeland’s constituents to reach her—through letters, direct visits to her offices, and various other means—to address her unwavering support for Israel’s military operations and Canada’s role in perpetuating the violence. Having been left with no other choice, protesters are disrupting Freeland’s campaign launch event, demanding that she finally hear them and take meaningful action against Israel’s ongoing crimes against humanity.

The protest underscores Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, which has been perpetuated since 1948 and drastically escalated in October 2023. Canada’s consistent military support for Israel and diplomatic cover enable this genocide, and as long as Canada continues to back Israel’s actions, the violence will persist. Protesters are demanding that Canada adhere to its international obligations, including respecting rulings from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which have addressed Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid policies, and violations of human rights.

We are here today to disrupt Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch because, for 15 months, we have tried every means possible to reach her and hold her accountable for Canada’s complicity in Israel’s violence. Canada continues to arm Israel, offer diplomatic cover, and refuses to comply with international law, including multiple rulings from the ICC and ICJ that have condemned Israel’s actions. As long as this continues, the genocide will endure. Freeland’s refusal to listen to her own constituents leaves us with no other option than to disrupt her campaign launch event and demand an end to this complicity.  (more...)

Protesters Disrupt Chrystia Freeland Campaign Launch Event


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