e-5110 (Public safety)

Petition to the Government of Canada

• Samidoun Prisoners Solidarity Network (Samidoun) is viewed as one of the main groups behind anti-Israeli protest rallies that have been staged across Canada;
• Samidoun is listed in Israel as a terrorist organization and is banned outright in Germany;
• Samidoun publicly stated it “stands with the Palestinian resistance and their heroic and brave action on October 7”, and it has chanted “Long live October 7” at its public protests, which later elicited denunciations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre;
• A Samidoun leader stated that “Hamas is not a terrorist organization, Islamic Jihad is not a terrorist organization, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is not a terrorist organization, Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization,” even though Canada has listed all these groups as terrorist organizations, and Samidoun has also stated that it is associated with the PFLP;
• Under Section 83.05(1)b of the Criminal Code, it is illegal to knowingly act on behalf of, at the direction of or in association with a listed terrorist group; and
• The headquarters of Samidoun are in Vancouver and the group has been a federally registered not-for-profit corporation since March 3, 2021.