• Canada has a moral and legal obligation to uphold international humanitarian law and refugee protections;

• The International Court of Justice and United Nations bodies have raised grave concerns about the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank;

• Canada has demonstrated its capacity for rapid humanitarian response by processing Ukrainian visas in a matter of days, while Palestinian applications are often delayed over a year; and

• Launching a special program for Palestinians that, if not more generous due to the ongoing genocide & ethnic cleansing, at least matches the level of support provided to Ukrainians.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to