The newly elected National Executive Committee voted on January 26 to release a call for a ceasefire to the violence between Israel and Palestine. Members and leadership of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) are deeply concerned by the events that have unfolded in Palestine and Israel since and including October 7, 2023. CAPE condemns the violence occurring in Palestine and Israel, and condemns the ongoing targeting and killing of Palestinian civilians. As a union of federal public sector workers, CAPE acknowledges that Canada is a settler colonial state and our members work on Indigenous lands. CAPE demands an immediate and permanent ceasefire as the first step to lasting peace.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2024 13:49 UTC