{"id":73226,"date":"2025-12-15T16:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=73226"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:31:53","slug":"greenpeace-canada-joins-autonomous-groups-for-palestinian-solidarity-to-deliver-replica-of-canadian-ammunition-to-federal-mps-demanding-total-arms-embargo-on-israel-and-adoption-of-no-more-loopholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/press-release\/73226\/greenpeace-canada-joins-autonomous-groups-for-palestinian-solidarity-to-deliver-replica-of-canadian-ammunition-to-federal-mps-demanding-total-arms-embargo-on-israel-and-adoption-of-no-more-loopholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace Canada joins autonomous groups for Palestinian solidarity to deliver replica of Canadian ammunition to federal MPs, demanding total arms embargo on Israel and adoption of No More Loopholes Bill\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MONTREAL<\/strong> \u2013 Today, Greenpeace Canada, together with autonomous groups for Palestinian solidarity, delivered an oversized replica of a 155mm artillery shell ammunition containing Canadian-made explosives, produced in Quebec by General Dynamics. This type of ammunition is being sent to Israel and used in Gaza due to a legal US loophole. The oversized replicas were delivered to the offices of Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) M\u00e9lanie Joly and Natilien Joseph to demand their support for Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Bill and impose a total arms embargo on Israel.<\/p>\n\n

For more than two years, Israel\u2019s government has unleashed genocidal violence on the people of Palestine, with multiple reports<\/a> finding that the Israeli military murdered over 66,000 Palestinians since October 2023. By continuing to send weapons to Israel through the U.S. supply chain, Canada is complicit in this genocide. In November 2025, new evidence about Canada\u2019s role came to light in the Exposing the U.S. loophole: How Canadian F-35 parts and explosives are reaching Israel<\/em><\/a> report, written by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Palestinian Youth Movement and World Beyond War, which documented shipments of military weapons flowing from Canadian factories and ports via the U.S. to Israel.<\/p>\n\n

Today\u2019s delivery of replica ammunition is calling on both MP Joly and MP Joseph to support Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes <\/em>Bill, tabled by MP Jenny Kwan in September 2025, to stop Canadian arms exports to Israel via the U.S. legal loophole.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace Canada and autonomous groups for Palestinian solidarity are denouncing MP M\u00e9lanie Joly\u2019s record as former Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Trudeau government, during which she did not uphold her responsibility to stop Canada from sending arms to Israel, including shipments routed through the U.S. As of today, Minister Joly has not supported the No More Loopholes <\/em>Bill that would end the shipments of arms from Canada to Israel. <\/p>\n\n

The Exposing the U.S. loophole<\/em><\/a> report also revealed that uplock assemblies made by Canadian manufacturer H\u00e9roux-Devtek in Laval were shipped to a facility in Texas, U.S., between April 2024 and August 2025, which in turn recorded eleven shipments to Israel over the course of that time. With H\u00e9roux-Devtek\u2019s headquarters located in the riding of newly-elected Liberal MP Natilien Joseph in Longueuil\u2013Saint-Hubert, Greenpeace Canada and autonomous groups for Palestinian solidarity delivery calls on the MP to denounce H\u00e9roux-Devtek\u2019s complicity and to support the No More Loopholes <\/em>Bill. <\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace Canada is joining other autonomous groups for Palestinian solidarity, calling to demand accountability from the Canadian federal government, which, despite mounting evidence, continues to deny<\/a> sending weapons to Israel.<\/p>\n\n

On October 8th, 2025, a day after the two-year commemoration of the genocide, Greenpeace Canada projected a message<\/a> onto the Israeli Consulate of Toronto, denouncing Canada\u2019s complicity in supplying a pipeline of military arms to Israel via the United States, enabled by a loophole in Canadian law. As an organization founded on anti-war principles, Greenpeace Canada stands in solidarity with Palestine and peace movements everywhere, recognizing that the fight to protect nature and land is inseparable from the struggle to uphold human rights and support liberation movements. These commitments are at the core of our mission to build a greener, safer future for all. <\/p>\n\n

Rama Al Malah, a representative of Palestinian Youth Movement, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cSince the beginning of the genocide, the Canadian government has been lying to the public. It claims to have implemented an arms embargo, while there are ongoing direct and indirect military shipments to Israel, fueling war crimes and violence. The people have made their demand clear: a two-way arms embargo right now. \u201d<\/p>\n\n

Salom\u00e9 San\u00e9, Nature & Biodiversity Campaigner at Greenpeace Canada, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cNo more lies. As the Israeli military continues to violate the current ceasefire in Gaza, Canada must end every shipment, every license, every deal that fuels Israel\u2019s genocidal war machine against Palestinians. We call on the federal government to stop Canada\u2019s complicity in war crimes and support the No More Loopholes<\/em> Bill to impose a total arms embargo on Israel. Solidarity with the people of Palestine is a part of our commitment to justice, because there can be no environmental justice on occupied land and no climate safety without human rights. As an organization rooted in anti-war principles, Greenpeace Canada recognizes that protecting nature and defending human rights are inseparable responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Note to editors:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

Photos and videos can be found in the Greenpeace media library<\/a> (media will be uploaded throughout the day).<\/p>\n\n

For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Sarah Micho, Communications Campaigner, Greenpeace Canada sarah.micho@greenpeace.org, +1 647 428 0603<\/p>\n\n

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