On June 4, 2024, an open letter was released by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute and Just Peace Advocates, challenging Canada’s contributions to Palestinian dispossession. “Stop Subsidizing Genocide” is signed by Gabor Maté, Yann Martel, Linda McQuaig, Roger Waters, Monia Mazigh, Desmond Cole, Libby Davies, Alex Neve Richard Falk, Michael Lynk, Sarah Jama, and many others.

Canada’s export of military weapons and arms to Israel is fueling one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in modern history. The continuous bombardment of Gaza is a complete and utter injustice and obstructs any possibility of distributing life-saving humanitarian aid. Canada must immediately stop all weapons, parts and ammunition transfers to Israel.

We write as Jewish faculty from across Canadian universities and colleges with deep concern regarding recent interventions on our campuses relating to Israel and Palestine. We add our voices to a growing international movement of Jewish scholars to insist that university policies to combat antisemitism are not used to stifle legitimate criticisms of Israel.

In light of ongoing violence against Black, Indigenous and racialized people in Canada and around the world at the hands of police, a group of scholars from various Canadian universities have written an open letter demanding that governments take immediate action to reduce the power of police and thus the violence they inflict and inequality they help perpetuate.