Middle East

(This article is based on a presentation I made on March 22, 2023 to Students for Justice for Palestine at Carleton University (SJP Carleton). My thanks to SJP Carleton for inviting me to speak [...]

At an event in Montreal on February 10, 2023, I and fellow lawyer, John Philpot, called out Canada’s Minister of International Development (and ex-Defence Minister), Harjit Sajjan, for [...]

Earlier this year, the Palestinian human rights group, Samidoun, published an article on the first Palestinian farm cooperative in Greece. The Hakoura organic farm (Hakoura means [...]

We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ruled that “Product of Israel” labels affixed to wines produced in Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements violate [...]

Yesterday, Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner gave an interview regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Schreiner argued that Canada should “ratchet up” the sanctions on Russia. He [...]

Ever since Trump’s victory in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, I’ve watched with increasing unease as more and more of my fellow leftists have advocated for the censorship of those with whom [...]

This past October, after more than four years of litigation, Dr. David Kattenburg’s efforts to ensure the truthful labelling of wines produced in Israel’s illegal West Bank [...]

En réponse aux crimes de guerre, le Canada doit exiger des sanctions dès maintenant contre Israël! La population canadienne, la société civile et les organisations de défense des droits humains [...]

In response to Israeli war crimes, Canada must call for Sanctions Now! Canadian individuals, civil society and human rights organizations are increasingly recognising  Israel’s actions for what [...]

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that a federal agency’s justification for allowing “Product of Israel” labels on wines produced in Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements is woefully [...]