Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel [Video]

Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel.

The doctors say Canada’s current restrictions on arms exports to Israel aren’t good enough and they allege that Canadian firms are still making military components being used in Gaza.

NDP MP Heather McPherson, who pushed for the current restrictions that were introduced in early 2024, says Prime Minister Mark Carney has not significantly changed the government’s approach to Israel.

Carney did join his French and British counterparts in threatening “targeted sanctions” against Israel last week.

Israel has insisted for months that its military operations in Gaza are meant to stop the threat posed by Hamas, but it has faced a wave of international condemnation over the high civilian death count and its restrictions on aid, including food and medical supplies.

Orthopedic surgeon Deirdre Nunan says she saw many patients …