According to an article published by Declassified UK, a Freedom of Information request was used in Israel to obtain evidence that, in March 2025 - at the height of the Genocide in Gaza, more than 1500 Canadians were serving in the IDF.

One of our NS4P members knows of Canadians in the IDF from first-hand experience, having been held at “Tank Point” by a gunner from Montreal.

If these Canadians have committed war crimes, our government should hold them accountable. We do not want war-criminals walking free amongst us!

Please sign Parliamentary Petition e-6783, calling on our government to investigate these individuals for possible war crimes.

After that, use the Elections Canada Voter Information Service Page to get the contact information for your MP, and send them an email and/or phone them, demanding their support for this petition.

In addition to your own MP, please email and/or phone Sean Fraser, the Minister of Justice, who should be dealing with this issue.

Talking points

Use these talking points to embellish the sample email, or for your phone call to your MP.

  • I am contacting you regarding petition e-6783, which calls on the Canadian government to investigate Canadians who served in the Israeli military, to create a government website to collect information from Gaza and West Bank war crime victims and witnesses, and to investigate the HESEG Foundation.
  • The Israeli military is currently responsible for committing a genocide in Gaza, as documented by numerous human rights organizations.
  • The horrors many of these soldier have committed is well documented and governments around the world are beginning to arrest them as war criminals.
  • It is our duty as Canadians to hold Canadians who have served in the Israeli military accountable for committing war crimes against the Palestinian people.
  • The HESEG Foundation, a Canadian charity that provides scholarships to foreigners who join the Israeli military, incentivizes Canadians to join the Israeli military, and are also in voilation of the Foreign Enlistment Act.
  • As my MP, I want you to know that these issues matter deeply to me, and I am watching closely to see what actions you are taking to ensure our government abides by international law and holds Canadians guilty of war crimes accountable.
Sample email

Dear MP NAME,

According to information published by Declassified UK (https://www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-britons-served-for-israel-amid-gaza-genocide/ ) more than 1500 Canadians were active in the IDF in March 2025. There is a distinct possibility that these individuals took part in the many war crimes and atrocities that we witnessed in that gruesome period.

When petition e-6783 is presented in the House of Commons, please support its demand that the government investigate the individuals in question. We must take steps to minimize the risk of harm to our society from people who have become used to inhumane treatment of the innocents. We do not feel safe knowing that there are so many potential war-criminals walking amongst us.

Sincerely,
FULL NAME

STREET, CITY,
PROVINCE, POSTCODE

Photo - Heather McPherson

Petition e-6783 was backed by MP Heather McPherson. If you have a moment, send her a note of appreciation! (modify and embellish as you like!)