A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Canada to force Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to stop issuing export permits for military goods and technology sales to Israel. The suit, launched by Palestinian-Canadians and the Al-Haq Palestinian non-governmental organization and the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), argues the sale violates Canadian and international law. Canada\u2019s Export and Import Permits Act states that the foreign minister must deny military goods and technology exports and permit applications if there is a substantial risk that would undermine peace and security. \u201cWe are seeking to hold Canada to its own standards and to its international legal obligations,\u201d CLAIHR board member Henry Off said in an interview. \u201cWe don\u2019t want the Canadian government to be contributing to the mass starvation and bombardment of Gaza,\u201d he said. \u201cOne way of cutting off Canada\u2019s contributions is by cutting off its military support (to Israel).\u201d Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted previously that the Canadian government has not sold arms to Israel since Oct. 7 — the start of Israel\u2019s war with Hamas. But it appears Ottawa issued military export permits in February totaling CAN$28.5 million ($20.9 million). according to government data inspected by The Maple, a reader-funded news website in Canada. The lawsuit argues that the military sales pose a \u201csubstantial risk\u201d to women and children and so it violates international as well as Canadian law. The legal action makes good on a threat of a lawsuit if the military export permits continue to be issued. The warning was contained in a letter dated Jan. 30 to Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b The letter demanded \u201cthat the federal government immediately halt all exports and transfers of Canadian military goods and technology to Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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