Bill C-233, No More Loopholes Act – a bill designed to stop Canada’s ongoing arming of genocide and war crimes – was just voted down in the House of Commons.
We handed the Liberal government a real opportunity to turn their endless rhetoric into actual action, and align Canadian arms exports with human rights and international law. Instead, Carney’s government has just shamefully doubled down on ensuring an uninterrupted flow of Canadian weapons for Trump and Netanyahu’s escalating war crimes.
If your MP isn’t listed, they abstained from voting.
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FEBRUARY 17TH DAY OF ACTION
What a powerful show of force – February 17 saw more than 50 communities take action, from coast to coast to coast, to demand that our government stop Canadian weapons from fueling war crimes. Across the country, constituents rallied to push their MPs to vote YES on the No More Loopholes Act. To pick justice and human rights, instead of ongoing complicity in genocide.
CROSS COUNTRY ACTIONS ON FEB. 17: FROM EAST TO WEST
PEI: Virtual Phone Zap at 12 PM; Organized by PEI 4 Palestine
Dartmouth–Cole Harbour: Rally at 2 PM; 82 Tacoma Dr, Dartmouth; organized by NSVOW and KAIROS
Halifax: Rally at 11 AM; 1003–1809 Barrington St, Halifax; organized by the Halifax Committee against Imperialist War & Genocide
Halifax–West: Rally at 11 AM; 401-3845 Joseph Howe Drive, Halifax; Organized by Nova Scotia Women for Peace
Kings-Hants: Collective letter delivery at 12 PM (or email and call); 101-24 Harbourside Dr, Wolfville; organized by The Acadia Collective for the Liberation of Palestine and Valley for Ceasefire
Saint John–Kennebecasis: Canvass at 12 PM; Ihtoli-maqahamok – The Gathering Space, Saint John
Rimouski – La Matapédia: Rally at 4:30 PM; 320, rue Saint-Germain Est, Rimouski; Organized by Collectif Églantine
Sherbrooke: Rally at 5PM; Rue King Ouest & Boulevard Jacques-Cartier Sud; Organized by Solidarité Sherbrooke – Palestine and Projet Solidarité Migration
Longueuil—Saint-Hubert: Pots and pans protest at 12:30 PM; 200-192 rue Saint-Jean, Longueuil; Organized by HD Ensemble
Laurier Ville Marie : Canvassing at 4PM; Berri-UQAM; organized by the collective “Au bord de la mort”
Notre-dame-de-Grace—Westmount: Rally and canvass at 11AM; 408-5165 Rue Sherbrooke W, Montreal; organized by Montreal World Beyond War
Beauharnois-Salaberry-Soulanges-Huntingdon – Collective MP visit at 3:30 PM; 106, rue Saint Jean Baptist, à Salabery de Valleyfield
Hull-Aylmer: Virtual zoom event at 7PM (link shared on Outaouais for Palestine’s instagram and facebook)
Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi: Collective postcard delivery at 3PM; 215-10 Allée de Hambourg, Gatineau; Organized by Hills for Peace and Justic
Ottawa Centre: VIrtual phone zap at 8PM; Organized by Palestine Solidarity Ottawa Centre
Ottawa West Nepean: Virtual phone Zap at 10 AM – Organized by Ottawa West – Nepean for Palestine
Kingston and the Islands: Rally at 3:30 PM; 234 Concession St, Kingston; Organized by Gaza Care Coalition and Arms Embargo Kingston
Peterborough: Rally at 3:45 PM; #4 417 Bethune St, Peterborough; organized by The Coalition to End the Genocide in Gaza
Toronto-Danforth: Art build and rally at 5:00 PM; 1028 Queen St E; organized by East End Acts and Climate 4 Palestine
Davenport: Rally at 4:00 PM; 1202 Bloor St. W; organized by Davenport4Palestine
Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park: Drop by MP Bardeesy’s office (1596 Bloor St W) any time or join a phone zap at noon; organized by Parkdale High Park 4 Palestine
Etobicoke Centre: Rally at 1PM; 577 Burnhamthorpe Road; Organized by Etobicoke South for Palestine
Mississauga-Malton: Rally at 3 PM; 5975 Whittle Rd Unit 440, Mississauga; organized by Mississauga Streetsville for Palestine
Oakville West: Visit by neighbours at 12 PM; 700 Dorval Dr, Oakville, Suite 306
Milton West: Rally at 4PM; 16 Hugh St, Milton; Organized by the Milton Palestine Action Committee
Simcoe: Virtual phone zap at 12 PM; organized by Simcoe County 4 Palestine
Bruce-Grey Owen Sound: Rally at 12 PM; 1101 2nd Avenue E, Owen Sound; organized by Neighbours 4 Palestine Owen Sound
Nipissing—Timiskaming: Rally at 11:30AM; 375 Main St W, North Bay; Organized by Palestine Solidarity Nipissing
Sudbury: Rally at 1PM; 469 Bouchard St, Sudbury; Organized by Sudbury Saturdays 4 Palestine and Palestine Solidarity Sudbury
London Centre: Rally and outreach from 12-6PM; 231 Hyman Street, London; organized by Forest City Food Not Bombs
Sarnia Lambton Bkejwanong: Rally at 12PM; 1000 Finch Drive, Sarnia; Organized by Sarnians 4 Palestine
Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore: Rally at 1PM; #2-9733 Tecumseh Rd E, Windsor; Organized by CODEPINK Ontario
Sault Ste Marie–Algoma: Meet at 11:30 AM at the Library at 122 East St, march to MP Sheehan’s office; organized by SSM4Palestine
Winnipeg: Deliver a letter to your MP’s office; all day; copies of letter can be obtained by contacting Peace Alliance Winnipeg and Canadian Muslims for Palestine, or picking one up at City Hall at 9am.
Saskatoon West: Rally at 1 PM; 200-2100 Airport Drive, Saskatoon; Organized by CJPME Saskatoon Chapter and allies
Edmonton Centre: Rally at 10 AM; 12220 Stony Plain Rd; organized by PSA, Palestine Solidarity YEG, IJV Edmonton, CJPME
Calgary: Rally at 11:30 AM; US Consulate (615 Macleod Trl SE, Calgary);Organized by the Calgary People’s Assembly
Northwest Territories: Rally at 11:45AM; 114-5109 48th St, Yellowknife; Organized by Yellowknife Citizens for Ceasefire
Columbia–Kootenay–Southern Rockies: Canvassing at 12 PM; Baker St and Ward St, Nelson; Organized by the Nelson Council of Canadians
Kelowna: Rally at 2:30 PM; 306-890 Clement Ave, Kelowna; organized by Okanagan4Palestine
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge: Bring signs to Lougheed Highway & Dewdney Trunk Rd from 4-5:30PM; organized by Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge Friends for Peace
Vancouver: Canvassing at 5:30 PM; 525 W Broadway, Vancouver
Vancouver Granville: Rally at 1 PM; 3077 Granville St, Vancouver; Organized by Parents for Palestine YVR and Van Gran 4 Palestine
Victoria: Rally at 12 PM; 852 Fort Street, Victoria; Organized by AEN Victoria and Independent Jewish Voices Victoria
North Island Powell River: Bring signs to a rally at 12PM; 427 10th Ave, Campbell River; Organized by North Island Palestine Justice Action
Email your MP and key ministers and demand they vote yes on the No More Loopholes Bill and cut off the flow of weapons to Israel.
Help us make sure every MP’s inbox is flooded with calls to take real action to sanction Israel with a full and immediate arms embargo and adopt Bill C-233 to close the loopholes in Canada’s arms exports. (Heard back from your MP? Click to tell us how your MP plans to vote and to read more about Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act.)
Phone Script: Call your MP
Israel is still bombing Gaza, with fighter jets and explosives that are made in the U.S. and contain Canadian components. ICE’s attacks and the US’ assault on Venezuela are also being carried out with Canadian weapons. Our MPs need to hear from us TODAY. Make a call to your MP — you can find their number here. Here’s a sample script:
- Hello, my name is [NAME] and I am a concerned resident of [RIDING].
- I am calling to urge you to vote for Bill-C 233, the No More Loopholes Act, which is being voted on in March.
- The No More Loopholes bill would stop unregulated arms flowing from Canada through the United States.
- As your constituent, I am hoping that you chose to stand on the right side of history.
- Voting yes for this bill means supporting the side of international law and humans rights, transparency, and an arms embargo on a country that is currently committing a genocide.
- Voting against this bill means supporting Canadian complicity in Trump’s bombing of Venezuela, ICE’s violent attacks and Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
- How do you want to be remembered by the Canadian history books?
- It’s time for you to pick a side.
- Please call me back at [YOUR PHONE NUMBER] to discuss this further.
- Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
Watch the Arms Embargo Now Movement Call: From Venezuela to ICE to Palestine, Canada must cut off the flow of arms
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THE NO MORE LOOPHOLES ACT
The latest Arms Embargo Now report revealed a massive flow of Canadian-made military components that reach Israel through the “US Loophole”. With Bill C-233, we have a rare opportunity to change Canadian law in order to close that loophole.
On November 19th, NDP MP Jenny Kwan presented the No More Loopholes Bill (Bill C-233) in Parliament, in an effort to close dangerous gaps in Canada’s arms export laws that allow Canadian-made weapons parts to be shipped through the U.S. and on to Israel or other conflict zones without oversight.
The bill will come up for vote in early March 2026. The only way this bill will pass and become law is if our movements organize to push our MPs to vote for it.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
How does the Canada-Israel arms trade work?
The flow of military goods between Canada and Israel operates through three distinct avenues:
- Direct commercial exports from Canadian companies to Israel. These exports require permits issued by the Canadian government, many of which have now been paused because of the pressure our movements have put on the Canadian government to stop arming Israel.
- Indirect exports where Canadian arms are shipped to Israel through transfers via the United States, employing a major loophole exempting military exports to the US from having to go through Canada’s permitting requirements, human rights risk assessment regime, and any measure of transparency.
- Imports of Israeli military technology and hardware, including the purchase of weapons that have been deployed against Palestinians during the current bombardment of Gaza, and are in turn marketed to international customers like the Government of Canada as
“battle-tested” and “combat-proven.”
The No More Loopholes Bill is about addressing the second of these pathways.
How does the US Loophole work?
Every year, Canada exports over a billion dollars of military goods to the US – the vast majority without permits, regulation, or any tracking of their final destination. Canada’s arms exports to any other country require permits and are evaluated for risk of being used to commit war crimes or other gross violations of human rights. But most of our military exports to the US are exempt from permitting or regulatory oversight due to diplomatic agreements between the two countries – even for weapons or arms components subsequently destined for non-American end users.
Once in the US, Canadian-made components are integrated into major weapons systems including warships, drones, fighter jets, and missiles by American military giants like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Many of these weapons are then sent on to Israel — as detailed in the above report.
The vast majority of the Canadian military goods and technology that Israel is using in its ongoing genocide has gone to Israel this way, ie. through the US first. The Canadian government’s pause on issuing direct permits for military exports to Israel did not impact these exports at all: Canadian-made military goods have continued to flow to Israel through the US loophole.
What is the No More Loopholes Act?
The No More Loopholes Act – formally called C-233 An Act to Amend the Export and Import Permits Act – is a Private Member’s Bill (PMB) proposed by NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) and presented to Parliament on November 19 2025.
If passed, it would amend Canadian law to:
1) Close the U.S. loophole: No more automatic exemptions for U.S.-bound weapons.
2) Treat parts like weapons: Military components face the same scrutiny as finished systems.
3) Ban complicity in war crimes: Adopt international law that prohibits exports linked to genocide or crimes against humanity.
4) End blanket permits: Every export requires individual approval and human rights review.
5) Transparency: Annual reports to Parliament on what Canada exports and where it goes.
At the end of 2025, we released a brand new report exposing a massive pipeline of military aircraft parts and explosives flowing from Canada to Israel via the U.S., facilitated by a deadly loophole in Canadian law.
Our damning new report uncovers ongoing shipments containing vital components of both Israel’s fighter jets and the bombs they are still dropping on Gaza:
- 150 shipments of Canadian explosives and flammable materials sent from General Dynamics facilities in Québec to the U.S. Army Ammunition Plants making 2,000-pound bombs, 155mm shells, and tank rounds for Israel.
- 433 shipments of TNT made in Poland routed through Port Saguenay, Québec, en route to U.S. bomb plants producing the same 2,000-pound bombs used on Gaza.
- 34 shipments of aircraft components sent by Lockheed Martin to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Air Force between April 2024 and August 2025—immediately after receiving matching components from Canadian suppliers.
- Hundreds more shipments of Canadian aircraft parts to Lockheed’s assembly line in Texas to build every F-35 jet for Israel.