E-7167: Petition to the Government of Canada — Canadian Petition Tracker
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Track petition E-7167 — "Petition to the Government of Canada" sponsored by Salma Zahid. 4,592 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• States, including Canada, have legal obligations to take concrete actions to hold Israel accountable and enforce international law.
• Under Article 1 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, all high signatories, of which Canada is one, are required to take actions to ensure that violations of the Convention do not occur under any circumstance.
• Israel has suspended 37 international humanitarian organizations operating in Palestine, including Canadian based organization Oxfam-Quebec.
• This severely impacts aid and medical services for Gaza.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement comprehensive diplomatic and economic sanctions on Israel, a two-way arms embargo, and a ban on trade that sustains the occupation;
2. Revoke charities and other entities supporting settlements and Israeli military and State entitlements to unlawfully present settlers with dual nationalities, and implement legislation to prohibit the sale of settlement goods and services;
3. Comply with obligations under the Genocide Convention and enforce the International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders for provisional measures to prevent irreparable harm to Palestinians in Gaza;
4. Fully implement the recommendations of the ICJ 2024 Palestine Advisory Opinion and 2025 UNRWA Advisory Opinion;
5. Cooperate in enforcing International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli officials;
6. Publicly condemn as unlawful Israeli and US sanctions against Palestinian human rights organizations and ensure continued financial and political support for their work;
7. Ensure the safety and uninterrupted passage of humanitarian aid to Gaza and provide all necessary support to UNRWA.