In November, 2025, the No More Loopholes Bill (C-233) was first presented in Parliament, aiming to close the loopholes in Canada’s arms export laws that are allowing Canadian-made weapons to be shipped to Israel, through the US, circumventing controls designed to prevent the use of Canadian-produced arms in human-rights violations.
There was some mainstream media coverage of the shortcomings of Canada’s export controls that the bill was addressing:
- Editorial at Globe And Mail (subscription required)
- CBC Article on Government Awareness of the Problem
The bill came was debated on March 9, 2026. And on March 11, it was voted down with only 22 in favour out of 317 votes. 15 Liberal MPs (including our own Patrick Weiler) broke ranks with their party and voted for the bill.
Here are some web pages covering the results of the voting:
Act Now
We encourage you to write to all three North Shore MPs and express your disappointment in this result. You do not need to be resident in their ridings to send them these letters, they should consider all input from Canadians, but should give priority to their own constituents.
Use each of the links below to generate create a suitable email to one of the North shore MPs. Complete the email by supplying your name and address (including post code) after the word “Sincerely”. The message we have provided you is just a sample/starting point. Please customize it to better express your position, if needed. Note that the message to Patrick Weiler differs from the other two, since he supported bill C-233.
For people who are not residents of the North Shore, we urge you to additionally send a similar message to your own MP. Please use the Elections Canada Voter Information Service Page to get the contact information for your MP.