FAQ
WHEN IS THE MARCH TO OTTAWA?
September 15 – 19, 2025
WHERE WILL THE MARCH TO OTTAWA BE?
We will march from (TBD) to Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario Canada
WHY IS THE MARCH TO OTTAWA HAPPENING?
Though the Canadian Delegation from the Global March to Gaza will not be sending a boat on the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla, we fully support their call to action for unity and for people to mobilize within their own countries.
The recent armsembargonow.ca/report exposed that Canada has continued the flow of weapons to Israel while posing as a humanitarian actor. The Canadian government has lied to the public about its role in the Gaza genocide, and for this reason, the Canadian Delegation believes it is crucial to expose the myth of Canadian neutrality. We will mobilize on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to confront this lie and to demand a stop the Gaza genocide.
WHO ARE THE ORGANIZERS?
The Canadian delegation to the Global March to Gaza and Palestine Vivra have initiated the March to Ottawa. We are working with a variety of other organizations to put pressure on the Canadian government to impose a two-way arms embargo, sanctions on Israel and end the Gaza genocide.
ABOUT THE MARCH TO OTTAWA ACTIONS
The March to Ottawa actions will include:
1. A powerful five-day vigil that will be moving, grounded and deeply meaningful. Together, we will name, commemorate, and honour more than 18,000 children (symbolic of all Palestinians). As we read their names, we will intentionally confront the reality that there is little doubt that some of these children were likely murdered by at least one of the 175,000 bullets Canada shipped to Israel or the Canadian-made F-35 parts used to drop 2,000-pound bombs on Palestinians. At the beginning of each reading on Parliament Hill, we will remind the government and the Canadian public that these are not just names – these are innocent lives stolen by violence that Canada has helped arm and sustain.
2. A letter to every MP asking them to:
a) Confirm that they have read the armsembargonow.ca/report.
b) Join us on Parliament Hill to read aloud the name of one Palestinian child (we will provide each MP with the name, date, and time).
c) Endorse our list of demands, which include:
· Stop the genocide and adopt the measures outlined by the Hague Group, convening on September 20, 2025.
· Enforce a two-way arms embargo immediately.
· Suspend trade agreements with Israel.
· Show unwavering support for international law, including recognition of the Palestinian right to self-determination.
· Prosecute Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
· Investigate, arrest, and prosecute Israeli officials and soldiers responsible for war crimes.
· Investigate and prosecute Israel for the crime of genocide and violations of international law.
3. Directly confronting and urging MPs to take action to end Canadian complicity.
4. Launch a coordinated social media campaign to track and expose whether our government - and each MP - responds to our letter, joins us on Parliament Hill, and takes concrete steps to end the genocide.
WHAT IS THE HAGUE GROUP?
The Hague Group is a coalition of countries, primarily from the Global South, formed on January 31, 2025. The group has proposed several measures, including barring arms transfers to Israel, economic and trade sanctions and stict adherence to international law. Thery have made a call for other nations to join them by September 20, 2025.
WHAT ARE THE SIX MEASURES PROPOSED BY THE HAGUE GROUP?
WHAT WOULD THIS MEAN FOR CANADA?
Canada will cease:
1. All shipments of military-related components to Israeli weapons companies or to the Israeli government (there were 47 shipments between October 2023 and July 2025
2. All bullet sales to Israel (we have sold 421070 bullets since October 2023 – 175000 in April 2025 alone)
3. All shipments of cartridges
4. All sales to Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries and other Israeli defense firms including Elta Systems, WaldyTech, Snunit Aviation and NIRON Systems.
5. All transporting of military cargo by sea or air.
In addition, Canada must:
6. Cancel all active arms export permits,
7. Close all loopholes for U.S. transfers,
8. Ban the import/export of surveillance and dual-use technology, and
9. cancel all contracts and planned purchases of military goods from Israel.
Economic sanctions: These are sanctions applied to South Africa to end its apartheid regime:
1. Cancel the Canada Israel free trade agreement (CIFTA)
2. Ban air travel to and from Israel
3. Restrict all imports from Israel
4. Ban all new investments in Israel
5. A ban on all bank loans to Israel
6. Withdraw consular facilities
7. Ban on nuclear cooperation
8. Forbid registered corporations from doing any business with Israel
Jurisdictional and legal Commitments:
1. Support all UN standing resolutions related to Palestinian human rights at the UN General Assembly.
2. Join the South African genocide case filed at the International Court of Justice.
3. Commit to arresting Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant and handing them over to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes if they are found on Canadian soil.
4. Ban IDF soldiers from entering Canada.
5. If there is evidence of war crimes by IDF soldiers found in Canada they should be arrested and delivered to the ICC
6. Including Canadian IDF soldiers currently living in Canada.
WHAT SPECIFICALLY WILL WE BE ASKING OF OUR MPs and SENATORS?
To support a formal motion to join the Hague Group, adopt the six measures proposed by the Hague Group and impose a two-way arms embargo immediately.
IS THE MARCH TO OTTAWA A POLITICAL MOVEMENT?
No. The March To Ottawa is a civic, apolitical, and independent movement.
We do not represent any political party, ideology, or religion.
We represent the people, in all their diversity and humanism.
Our only guiding principles are justice, human dignity, and peace
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
Just click the red button above and register. .We will be in touch to confirm the day and time you will read.
IF I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MARCH TO OTTAWA IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO?
Yes. Organise or attend a Pro-Palestine event in your community during the week of September 15-19. Participate in Draw The Line events occurring across Canada and the globe on September 20th. Perhaps most importantly, contact your MP regularly to encourage them to support a motion to join The Hague Group and adopt its six measures.
September 15 – 19, 2025
WHERE WILL THE MARCH TO OTTAWA BE?
We will march from (TBD) to Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario Canada
WHY IS THE MARCH TO OTTAWA HAPPENING?
Though the Canadian Delegation from the Global March to Gaza will not be sending a boat on the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla, we fully support their call to action for unity and for people to mobilize within their own countries.
The recent armsembargonow.ca/report exposed that Canada has continued the flow of weapons to Israel while posing as a humanitarian actor. The Canadian government has lied to the public about its role in the Gaza genocide, and for this reason, the Canadian Delegation believes it is crucial to expose the myth of Canadian neutrality. We will mobilize on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to confront this lie and to demand a stop the Gaza genocide.
WHO ARE THE ORGANIZERS?
The Canadian delegation to the Global March to Gaza and Palestine Vivra have initiated the March to Ottawa. We are working with a variety of other organizations to put pressure on the Canadian government to impose a two-way arms embargo, sanctions on Israel and end the Gaza genocide.
ABOUT THE MARCH TO OTTAWA ACTIONS
The March to Ottawa actions will include:
1. A powerful five-day vigil that will be moving, grounded and deeply meaningful. Together, we will name, commemorate, and honour more than 18,000 children (symbolic of all Palestinians). As we read their names, we will intentionally confront the reality that there is little doubt that some of these children were likely murdered by at least one of the 175,000 bullets Canada shipped to Israel or the Canadian-made F-35 parts used to drop 2,000-pound bombs on Palestinians. At the beginning of each reading on Parliament Hill, we will remind the government and the Canadian public that these are not just names – these are innocent lives stolen by violence that Canada has helped arm and sustain.
2. A letter to every MP asking them to:
a) Confirm that they have read the armsembargonow.ca/report.
b) Join us on Parliament Hill to read aloud the name of one Palestinian child (we will provide each MP with the name, date, and time).
c) Endorse our list of demands, which include:
· Stop the genocide and adopt the measures outlined by the Hague Group, convening on September 20, 2025.
· Enforce a two-way arms embargo immediately.
· Suspend trade agreements with Israel.
· Show unwavering support for international law, including recognition of the Palestinian right to self-determination.
· Prosecute Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
· Investigate, arrest, and prosecute Israeli officials and soldiers responsible for war crimes.
· Investigate and prosecute Israel for the crime of genocide and violations of international law.
3. Directly confronting and urging MPs to take action to end Canadian complicity.
4. Launch a coordinated social media campaign to track and expose whether our government - and each MP - responds to our letter, joins us on Parliament Hill, and takes concrete steps to end the genocide.
WHAT IS THE HAGUE GROUP?
The Hague Group is a coalition of countries, primarily from the Global South, formed on January 31, 2025. The group has proposed several measures, including barring arms transfers to Israel, economic and trade sanctions and stict adherence to international law. Thery have made a call for other nations to join them by September 20, 2025.
WHAT ARE THE SIX MEASURES PROPOSED BY THE HAGUE GROUP?
- Prevent the provision or transfer of arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel…
- Prevent the transit, docking, and servicing of vessels at any port…. in all cases where there is a clear risk of the vessel being used to carry arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel
- Prevent the carriage of arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel on vessels bearing our flag… and ensure full accountability, including de-flagging, for non-compliance with this prohibition.
- Commence an urgent review of all public contracts, to prevent public institutions and funds from supporting Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian Territory and entrenching its unlawful presence.
- Comply with obligations to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law, through robust, impartial and independent investigations and prosecutions at national or international levels, to ensure justice for all victims and the prevention of future crimes.
- Support universal jurisdiction mandates, as and where applicable in national legal frameworks and judiciaries, to ensure justice for victims of international crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
WHAT WOULD THIS MEAN FOR CANADA?
Canada will cease:
1. All shipments of military-related components to Israeli weapons companies or to the Israeli government (there were 47 shipments between October 2023 and July 2025
2. All bullet sales to Israel (we have sold 421070 bullets since October 2023 – 175000 in April 2025 alone)
3. All shipments of cartridges
4. All sales to Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries and other Israeli defense firms including Elta Systems, WaldyTech, Snunit Aviation and NIRON Systems.
5. All transporting of military cargo by sea or air.
In addition, Canada must:
6. Cancel all active arms export permits,
7. Close all loopholes for U.S. transfers,
8. Ban the import/export of surveillance and dual-use technology, and
9. cancel all contracts and planned purchases of military goods from Israel.
Economic sanctions: These are sanctions applied to South Africa to end its apartheid regime:
1. Cancel the Canada Israel free trade agreement (CIFTA)
2. Ban air travel to and from Israel
3. Restrict all imports from Israel
4. Ban all new investments in Israel
5. A ban on all bank loans to Israel
6. Withdraw consular facilities
7. Ban on nuclear cooperation
8. Forbid registered corporations from doing any business with Israel
Jurisdictional and legal Commitments:
1. Support all UN standing resolutions related to Palestinian human rights at the UN General Assembly.
2. Join the South African genocide case filed at the International Court of Justice.
3. Commit to arresting Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant and handing them over to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes if they are found on Canadian soil.
4. Ban IDF soldiers from entering Canada.
5. If there is evidence of war crimes by IDF soldiers found in Canada they should be arrested and delivered to the ICC
6. Including Canadian IDF soldiers currently living in Canada.
WHAT SPECIFICALLY WILL WE BE ASKING OF OUR MPs and SENATORS?
To support a formal motion to join the Hague Group, adopt the six measures proposed by the Hague Group and impose a two-way arms embargo immediately.
IS THE MARCH TO OTTAWA A POLITICAL MOVEMENT?
No. The March To Ottawa is a civic, apolitical, and independent movement.
We do not represent any political party, ideology, or religion.
We represent the people, in all their diversity and humanism.
Our only guiding principles are justice, human dignity, and peace
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
Just click the red button above and register. .We will be in touch to confirm the day and time you will read.
IF I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MARCH TO OTTAWA IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO?
Yes. Organise or attend a Pro-Palestine event in your community during the week of September 15-19. Participate in Draw The Line events occurring across Canada and the globe on September 20th. Perhaps most importantly, contact your MP regularly to encourage them to support a motion to join The Hague Group and adopt its six measures.
