The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity.
As Nicholas Coghlan, Canada’s former ambassador to Sudan noted, “If the squeeze had really been put on the UAE a year ago—before they had ramped up all of the arms sales—we would not have had the genocide that is, I would say, indisputably underway in Darfur.”
The UAE is not the only foreign power fuelling this war—on the other side of the battlefield, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey are supplying weapons to the SAF. But the UAE is a major actor in the conflict, and a trade partner that Prime Minister Mark Carney is keenly courting.
To ensure that Canadian arms are not being used to commit genocide in Sudan, Gaza, and elsewhere, Canada must adopt Bill C-233, a bill proposed by NDP MP Jenny Kwan that is being debated in Parliament. The bill would close the loophole that allows arms exports to the U.S. to bypass review and enables the U.S. to divert Canadian weapons to the UAE.
To avoid fuelling the trade in conflict gold, Canada should restrict the import of gold from the UAE. With no gold mines of its own, the UAE’s gold comes largely from Africa—including Sudan, where the RSF provides the precious metal in exchange for arms and support.
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Marilyn Slett, President of the Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and elected Chief of the Heiltsuk Nation, reiterated her group’s position on Thursday, which is that it will never consent to oil tankers on that stretch of the B.C. coast.
“A tanker ban is not a ban if it includes exemptions or carve outs,” she said.
She previously voiced concerns that Alberta’s ambitious timeline for the pipeline project might not allow enough time for meaningful consultations.
Section 35 challenge?
The MOU states that, if the pipeline project earns a ‘national interest’ designation under the Building Canada Act, then the federal government is ready to make “an appropriate adjustment” to the oil tanker ban off the B.C. coast.
The Building Canada Act allows for projects with that designation to bypass existing regulations, including in this case the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, but the Indian Act and constitutionally protected rights under Section 35 cannot be sidestepped.
Section 35 of the Constitution Act was central to the legal challenges against Northern Gateway, a northwest B.C. pipeline proposal that faced intense court battles before being cancelled in 2016.
Within the Liberal caucus, the pipeline discussion has created tensions, with Canadian Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault resigning from cabinet late Thursday to protest the MOU.
Liberal B.C. MPs also told iPolitics they had concerns the political fallout could cost them their seats.
All opposition parties had a bone to pick with the Carney government following the announcement, with the Conservatives saying it doesn’t go far enough to actually build a pipeline, and the NDP’s Jenny Kwan saying the project will go nowhere but the courts.
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The Alberta-Ottawa pipeline agreement sparked the resignation of high-profile climate activist turned-politician, Steven Guilbeault, but — for the moment — BC Liberal MPs are staying quiet and out of sight.
MPs Patrick Weiler and Will Greaves, who previously expressed reservations about the Alberta-Ottawa pipeline agreement, were among at least 11 BC Liberal MPs not present for Question Period on Thursday.
Greaves told Canada’s National Observer that he will reserve his comments until Friday. Greaves previously said he and his constituents are opposed to an agreement involving a pipeline through BC and oil tanker ban exemptions, which are included in the memorandum of understanding (MOU).
A handful of Trudeau-era climate-minded Liberals were also absent from Question Period, including Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Karina Gould and Guilbeault, who hours later issued a statement saying his resignation is a direct response to the MOU.
The day before the MOU was signed, Erskine-Smith said he was “a little skeptical” of grand bargains, having already lived through one — referring to the Trans Mountain pipeline — and he would have “lots to say” once MOU details were public. At the time of publication he had not weighed in.
It remains to be seen whether BC Liberal MPs and progressive Liberals will be emboldened to speak their mind following Guilbeault’s resignation. At least one BC Liberal is backing Carney’s MOU.
After Question Period, Liberal MP for Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam Ron McKinnon called the MOU “a positive step forward for British Columbia and for First Nations.”
“This cannot proceed without First Nations' prior informed consent, and British Columbia would not stand for this,” NDP MP for Vancouver East Jenny Kwan said when asked about the newly inked MOU. The prime minister is “creating a lot of noise about a pipeline that will go nowhere but to the courts,” Kwan told reporters after Question Period.
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Statement from MP Jenny Kwan on Bill C-12 Amendments Being Rejected at Public Safety and National Security Committee
I condemn the Public Safety Committee’s decision to reject vital amendments to Bill C-12. This legislation is a dangerous step backwards for refugee rights in Canada. The Liberals should be criticized for taking their direction from Conservatives and even from Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant playbook, rushing the bill forward with minimal consultation and ignoring the voices of those most knowledgeable about its consequences. Critical stakeholders—including the Canadian Council for Refugees—were not even invited to appear as witnesses. Instead, the Liberals teamed up with the Bloc and Conservatives to force the bill through committee without proper scrutiny.
Bill C-12 embeds a stigmatizing narrative that treats refugees as security threats rather than human beings seeking protection. Its arbitrary one-year bar on making an asylum claim—applied retroactively—will endanger people who only later face persecution.
The bill’s sweeping information-sharing powers, which the Liberals refused to limit despite clear warnings from Amnesty International, the Canadian Bar Association and refugee advocates. Without safeguards, personal data could be shared across government departments and level of government, increasing the risk that LGBTQ+ claimants or survivors of gender-based violence could be inadvertently outed—placing them in serious danger.
The Liberals, supported by the Bloc and Conservatives, rejected amendments that would have prevented claimants from being trapped in pre-screening limbo; ensured clear limits on documents the Minister can demand; protected vulnerable people from wrongful “abandonment” of claims; maintained timelines for Refugee Appeal Division decisions; ensured access to a fair pre-removal risk-assessment hearing; set parliamentary oversight over sweeping “public interest” cancellation powers; and prevented retroactive, unjust application of new rules.
Bill C-12 is being pushed through by the Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc Québécois working hand-in-hand to take this regressive turn. Copying Trump-style policies is discriminatory, dangerous, and fundamentally un-Canadian.
OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency and the Prime Minister's Office say they were not involved in an Ontario Liberal MP's announcement that members of the Belfast band Kneecap were banned from entering Canada.
Vince Gasparro, parliamentary secretary for combating crime, released a social media video in September announcing the ban in response to allegations that Kneecap had been inciting violence and glorifying terrorism.
In a written order paper question in the House of Commons, NDP MP Jenny Kwan asked who authorized the video and if members of Kneecap are allowed into Canada.
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The Prime Minister’s Office and the Canada Border Services Agency say they were not “involved” or “consulted” in a parliamentary secretary’s announcement of an apparent entry ban on the controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, officials said in new documents tabled Monday.
Liberal MP Vince Gasparro , the parliamentary secretary for combatting crime, said in a video posted to X on Sept. 19 that the group was allegedly “advocating for political violence” and “glorifying terrorist organizations.” The video remains online.
He said that “on behalf of the Government of Canada I am announcing that on the advice of our officials, we have deemed the group Kneecap ineligible to enter our country.”
In a response tabled in the House of Commons to an order paper question by NDP MP Jenny Kwan about the handling of the case, federal officials said they were not involved.
“The Canada Border Services Agency was not consulted regarding the announcement,” the agency said on behalf of Public Safety Canada.
CBSA officials would be in charge of administering and enforcing an entry ban against any foreign individuals, according to additional information provided in that response from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Additionally, the Prime Minister’s Office responded that it too was “not involved in the decision for the member of Eglinton—Lawrence to make the announcement,” using the name of Gasparro’s riding.
Kwan told Global News in an interview that “there are still a lot of unanswered questions” after the government’s response.
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Privy Council Office
Reply by: the Prime Minister of Canada
Name of Signatory: Rachel Bendayan, P.C., M.P.
Reply
(i) was the Prime Minister’s Office involved in the decision for the member for Eglinton—Lawrence to make the announcement?
The Prime Minister’s Office was not involved in the decision for the member for Eglinton—Lawrence to make the announcement.
Public Safety Canada
Reply by: the Minister of Public Safety
Name of Signatory: Jacques Ramsay, Parliamentary Secretary
Reply
Canada Border Services Agency
(g) was the member for Eglinton—Lawrence authorized to announce that members of the musical group Kneecap were ineligible to enter the country, and, if so, who authorized the announcement and was this decision formally communicated to Kneecap by government officials?
The Canada Border Services Agency was not implicated in the authorization of the announcement.
(h) did government officials advise the member for Eglinton—Lawrence regarding the ban of Kneecap, and, if so, which department were the officials from?
The Canada Border Services Agency did not provide advice on the announcement.
(m) was there any consultation with other federal departments or agencies, including, but not limited to, Public Safety Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency and Global Affairs Canada, or third parties such as stakeholder groups prior to, or following, the announcement made by the member for Eglinton—Lawrence regarding Kneecap, and, if so, what was the response?
The Canada Border Services Agency was not consulted regarding the announcement.
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Tens of thousands of children born abroad in the past decade and a half, known as “Lost Canadians,” will now be eligible to become Canadian citizens after a new bill passed the Senate Wednesday and received royal assent Thursday.
Bill C-3 allows Canadians born outside the country to pass on their citizenship to their children who are also born abroad. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says the new law would make at least 115,000 children born outside the country eligible for Canadian citizenship.
‘Lost Canadians’ legislation becomes law after Senate approval
But Canadians living in Canada, who have adopted children from abroad, say the bill leaves out a key change — an amendment that would give their kids the same treatment as children born in Canada.
“It’s utterly cruel what the government has done to us as a family and to other families like us in Canada and it’s just mean,” said Kat Lanteigne, whose 10-year-adopted son Nathanael was born in Zambia.
The new legislation says “intercountry adoptees,” children born abroad and adopted by Canadians living in Canada, must pass a “substantial connection” test to obtain citizenship, including proving they have lived in Canada for three years.
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NDP MP Jenny Kwan faces questions from reporters on Parliament Hill on reports of talks between Alberta, Saskatchewan and the federal government over the development of a new pipeline. The negotiations, which British Columbia was not a part of, pertain to the possibility of a new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the north coast of B.C.