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Lobbying by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

Meetings this Parliament
110
With MPs
65
Since Nov 2021
243
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 5, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 21, 2026

Filed by Yara Shoufani, President

Lobbyists

  • Alex Paterson · Senior Director, Strategy & Parliamentary Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Operations Assistant (FSWEP), Winnipeg Manitoba, Western Economic Diversification Canada (2010–2010)

  • Boutaïna Chafi · National Organizer
  • Mary Ann Matta · Senior Director of Development
  • Michael Bueckert · Vice President

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Advocating that Canada impose emergency sanctions on the proposed E1 settlement block in the West Bank to prevent any Canadian economic involvement in the project.
  • Advancing recognition of the need for measures to curtail foreign interference and transnational repression experienced by Palestinians, Arabs, Muslim and Jewish communities in Canada based on their foreign policy views on the Middle East.
  • Advancing initiatives to address anti-Palestinian racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in a coordinated manner that emphasizes preserving civil liberties and Canadian values.
  • Advocating that Canada impose economic sanctions under Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) on, and withdraw from economic and political treaties with, Israel to compel it to full comply with international law, as described in the ICJ advisory opinions of 2005 & 2024 and the ICJ provisional measures to prevent genocide.

Registration 962737-371184-27. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Thomas Woodley (127), Yara Shoufani (78), Michael Bueckert (38).

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Foreign AffairsJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère · ADM, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Justin Chan · Director, Counterterrorism, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Amira Elghawaby · Special Representative, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Foreign AffairsImmigrationJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Jaivika Katari · Assistant, House of Commons

    Justice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Niki Ashton · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Justice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Pedersen · Researcher, House of Commons

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    DefenceForeign AffairsGovernment ProcurementInternational Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Green · Member of the House of Commons, House of Commons

    DefenceForeign AffairsGovernment ProcurementInternational Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    ImmigrationInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    Foreign AffairsInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Carina Gabriele · Senior policy advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Helen Gao · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Foreign AffairsImmigrationJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Nadia Hadj Mohamed · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Foreign AffairsInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Kevin Lunianga · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Foreign AffairsJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • David Da Silva · Representative to Palestinian Authority, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Foreign AffairsImmigrationInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsInternational TradeNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Isa Topbas · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Foreign AffairsInternational DevelopmentInternational Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Ethan Kelly · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    Foreign AffairsImmigrationInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsInternational TradeJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Gaveen Cadotte · Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    ImmigrationInternational DevelopmentJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Pedersen · Researcher, House of Commons

    Foreign AffairsInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Iseult L'Heureux-Hubert · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    Foreign AffairsInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Griffin Kelly · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Emmaleigh Munro · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    ImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational TradeJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Carina Gabriele · Senior policy advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    ImmigrationJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Amira Elghawaby · Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Foreign AffairsImmigrationJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • David Da Silva · Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Foreign AffairsImmigrationInternational Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Jenna Sudds · Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Foreign AffairsInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Foreign AffairsInternational RelationsInternational TradeJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Thomas Woodley · In-house (organization)

    • Chelios Vuong · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.