Michael Bueckert

@mbueckert.bsky.social

Montréal. PhD. Vice President at Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. Co-editor “Advocating for Palestine in Canada” (Fernwood Publishing 2022). Birdwatcher.

NEW: since @kelgallagh.bsky.social published a report last week about Canada being under contract to supply Israel with artillery propellant, I’ve been trying to get a coherent response from the Government and Melanie Joly. www.readthemaple.com/the-liberals...

The Liberals Are Dodging Questions About A New Israeli Arms Contract

It’s unclear whether the Liberal government knew about the deal before it was reported by Project Ploughshares.

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Do Canadians view Israel as a vibrant democracy, or as apartheid? Despite Trudeau's claim that Canada and Israel hold "shared democratic values," a new EKOS poll commissioned by @cjpme.org suggests that 'apartheid' is the most popular choice for how Canadians view the country.

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In March, Canada's UN Ambassador Bob Rae admitted that some of Israel’s activities "amount to de facto annexation," and said that "I think that's something we have to pay attention to as a government." Instead, Canada is now asking the ICJ NOT to investigate the matter.

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East@cjpme.org · 3y ago

Press release: CJPME is alarmed to learn that Canada has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to drop a pending advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel’s permanent occupation and annexation of Palestinian territory. https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2023_08_15_icj_letter

Canada's new National Defence Minister is former Toronto police chief Bill Blair. Under his leadership, Toronto police committed so much brutality against G20 protestors that they had to pay out $16.5m in a settlement to over 1,100 people caught up in mass arrests.