An Ecumenical Call to the Government of Canada for Urgent Action on Gaza
With deepening grief and frustration, church and ecumenical leaders have written again to Prime Minister Carney, urging the Government of Canada to act decisively to end the abhorrent suffering and violence in Gaza.
The letter welcomes recent government statements that acknowledge the suffering in Gaza and violations of international law and promise further action if Israel doesn’t halt its offensive or lift aid restrictions. But, the letter notes, no meaningful action has taken place —only continued Israeli bombardment, displacement, blocked aid and the deaths of hundreds of civilians, many of them children, desperate for food and water.
Church leaders reiterate their calls to the government of Canada to use all economic, diplomatic and political tools available to uphold human rights and international law, including a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel.
The letter requests an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss the immediate and concrete steps our government must take to uphold human rights and international law. The letter is signed by the leaders of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Development and Peace: Caritas Canada, The Anglican Church of Canada, Canadian Friends of Sabeel, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Mennonite Church Canada Palestine-Israel Network, The Presbyterian Church in Canada and The United Church of Canada.
