Register for Webinar The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) manages a large and rapidly growing fund. The CPPIB however is accountable first and foremost to the federal and provincial governments, not the contributors and beneficiaries. Over the years, the CPPIB has moved from real assets to equities, and from investments in Canadian infrastructure […]
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The 2022 CPPIB Year-end results show increased public pension investment in Israeli war crimes CPPIB had $524M (up from $513M in 2021) invested in 11 companies of the 112 companies listed on the UN Database as complicit with violations of international law. Investments in WSP, the Canadian headquartered company providing leadership to the Jerusalem Light
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From the European Legal Support Center: On 5 May 2022, The French Court of Appeal of Lyon confirmed the acquittal of Olivia Zémor, issued last year by a French criminal court in Lyon (Tribunal Correctionnel de Lyon) on 18 May 2021. This decision is another recognition of the legitimacy of the BDS (Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions) call. Olivia
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The following call to action comes from Canadian BDS Coalition member group Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU) in Montréal, campaigning to stop the participation of the “Israel Premier Tech” team (previously known as “Israel Start-Up Nation“) in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, in Québec on 9 September 2022 and in Montréal on 11 September
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Israel has violated the principles of FIFA in a variety of ways that would normally warrant disciplinary actions and even a suspension of its membership. However, the politics of FIFA have prevented the organization in the past from taking such action. Its internal by-laws have even been amended to make it more difficult for the
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Canadian BDS Coalition has joined with civil society groups in signing a letter by a coalition of progressive Palestinian, internationalist, and leftist groups and collectives in Berlin condemning the Berlin police’s decision to ban all public gatherings on Nakba Day. See statement below. The police in Berlin, the capital of Germany, have banned all public commemorations of
The Apartheid State of Israel : “Murder Incorporated” The Canadian BDS Coalition supports the statement by member organization Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU), and calls upon the Prime Minister of Canada to condemn the Israeli killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and the wounding of other journalists. May 11, 2022 | Press Release Statement from PAJU For
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Guelph – Saturday, May 14, 2 pm, Guelph City Hall, walk followed by lunch and dabke at Royal City Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdOpN1Jp9uV/ Kitchener-Waterloo – Saturday, May 14, 3:00 pm, Waterloo Park, Westmount entrance. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdQw9hnr1Fj/ Calgary – Sunday, May 15, 1 pm, Calgary City Hall, 800 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdR0f-_L7vh/ Montreal – Sunday, May 15, 2 pm,
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The Canadian BDS Coalition joins with over 50 Canadian and international organizations endorsing this statement, as well as numerous individuals including Roger Waters. Write letter yourself The Canada Palestine Association initiated this statement, which the Canadian BDS Coalition has joined in signing. Today, we are witnessing an intensified campaign by the pro-Israel lobby in Canada
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The Palestine Solidarity Policy was approved by the undergraduate student body of McGill University, with 71% of the vote! However, the McGill administration has threatened to terminate an agreement with the undergraduate student union that would withhold its funding after the student union adopted the Palestine Solidarity Policy in its campus referendum. Read the full Palestine Solidarity
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