On June 9, 2025, 412 professors of law, international law and human rights lawyers, academics, civil society, faith and labour leaders, and former ministers, diplomats and public servants, wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling on him to intervene decisively in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. https://www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-minister-carney-must-take-decisive-action-to-end-genocide-in-gaza

They called on the Prime Minister to:

• Work actively towards an immediate, permanent ceasefire and the release of all Israeli and Palestinian captives.

• Insist on full humanitarian access to Gaza in a manner in keeping with core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence, and demand that the Israeli ban on the UN Relief and Works Agency be completely lifted.

• Publicly support the role of and fully comply with international courts in holding to account those who violate international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Israel.

• Pursue all possible domestic measures, including immediately withdrawing from the free trade agreement between Canada and Israel, imposing sanctions on Israeli leaders and other individuals suspected of involvement in atrocity crimes, initiating investigations into charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (including any Canadians or dual nationals involved in such crimes) with the aim of prosecuting offenders in Canada or other jurisdictions, enforcing a full and comprehensive two-way arms embargo, and stripping charitable status from organizations found to be complicit in crimes under international law.

• Without further delay, join the 149 states who recognize the State of Palestine and support all efforts for Palestine to be admitted as a full member of the United Nations.

We, the undersigned, call on you, our Prime Minister, to unilaterally and jointly with international partners, implement these recommendations. The upcoming G7 Summit is a crucial opportunity for concerted action by seven of the world’s most influential governments and economies. As Canadians we call on you to show leadership and seize this moment.

The petition is now closed and has been sent to the Prime Minister. Thank you for your support.