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Author: Dylan Robertson
Publication Date: September 4, 2025 - 06:36

NDP proposes closing loophole that could let U.S. buy Canadian weapons for Israel

September 4, 2025

NDP MP Jenny Kwan will be asking Parliament to close a loophole that could allow the U.S. to purchase Canadian weapons for Israel, despite a ban on arms exports to that country.

Kwan will be speaking this morning on Parliament Hill about a private members’ bill she plans to table later this month “to ensure Canadian weapons and military components are not used to fuel human rights abuses abroad,” according to a statement from her office.

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