Congratulations to the City of Brampton on becoming the first city in Ontario to support the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge In a landmark decision the Brampton City Council voted to support the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge in principle, positioning the city as the first in Ontario to take a formal stand against providing material support for isreali […]
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In a historic vote on March 16, 2026 at their 2026 annual meeting BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) passed a motion in support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). We, the Canadian BDS Coalition and International BDS Allies, congratulate BCTF and more importantly the campaigners and teachers whose work achieved this victory. Below is the
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Scotiabank’s most recent filings reveal that it has fully divested from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. They currently have zero shares in the company. In early 2023, work from corporate accountability group Eko and reporting from The Intercept revealed that Scotiabank was Elbit Systems’ largest foreign shareholder, possessing a stake of more than 2.2 million
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Céline Dion serendipitously cancels her July Beirut concert in January saying she is afraid of the situation in Lebanon. #BDS
The Canadian BDS Coalition is pleased to announce that the #RaptorsDontGo campaign has been successful. Our campaign was launched in June 2019, immediately following the Raptors victory in the NBA championship.
Now the 2019-20 NBA new season has now begun and there has been no reported public team visit; and continued silence from all of the team owners on this issue. The Canadian BDS Coalition is grateful that this visit did not materialize, as it would have given legitimacy to Israel’s war crimes. We feel the #RaptorsDontGo campaign also demonstrated the strength of popular grassroots campaigns that can mobilize to achieve justice for Palestinians. .
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The Coalition BDS Québec has announced that Hydro-Québec has declined to renew an agreement with its Israeli counterpart, Israel Electric.
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