2025-10-08 04:28
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The petition has been revised in accordance with our terms of use. The temporary suspension has been lifted, and the petition can now be signed again.
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2025-10-07 15:57
We have change the language of our petition in response to a notice from Open Petition that the previous version was in breach of point 1.4 of Terms of use.
New title: Bar Entry to Canada for Greta Thunberg and Leaders of the Hamas-linked “Global Sumud Flotilla” Leaders and Promoters
New petition description:
We call onask the Government of Canada toto:
- Direct
deny entryCBSA/IRCC to Gretaapply enhanced Thunbergadmissibility andscreening to anyvisitors otherconnected organizers or participants ofto the “Global Sumud Flotilla”Flotilla,” including Greta Thunberg. - Refuse entry where
thereIRPA ares.34’s reasonable“reasonable grounds to believebelieve” the activitystandard is linked to Hamasmet, or toimpose individualsproportionate andconditions organizationsif alignedconcerns fall short of refusal. - Publish a brief public rationale explaining how security assessments are balanced with
HamasCharter-protected andexpression/assembly.
Note: the Muslim Brotherhood.Specifically, we request that:Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) apply IRPA s.34(1) inadmissibility where appropriate.The Minister of Public Safety and the Minister of Immigration issue clear guidance that persons promoting, facilitating, or providing public legitimacy to Hamas-linked flotilla effortsWe are inadmissible.Portsexpressing ofa entrypolicy beview. instructedWe todo refusenot entryallege tocriminal wrongdoing by any individual reasonably believed to be involved with this campaign.individual.
New justification: Facts, Law & Policy:
- Canada
lists Hamas aslists Hamas as a terrorist entity. - IRPA
As.34 permits Septemberrefusal 2025of researchentry dossieron (“Globalreasonable security grounds (a preventive, administrative standard distinct from criminal proof).
Context from open sources (reporting/analysis):
- Public materials about flotilla campaigns describe organizers and promoters who have engaged with or expressed support for groups aligned with Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood.
- High-profile participation can amplify such campaigns even when framed as humanitarian.
Our position:To safeguard Canada’s security framework and social cohesion, any high-visibility participant - including Greta Thunberg - should undergo enhanced screening, with refusal if the IRPA threshold is met.
Sources (mix of official law pages + neutral reporting + research):
- Government of Canada, Listed Terrorist Entities (Hamas)
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s.34
- Criminal Code (Participation in activity of terrorist group ss.83.18)
- Freedom Flotilla Coalition / campaign materials (for self-described aims & participants)
- Research dossier: “Global Sumud Flotilla: A Humanitarian Cover with Documented Links to Hamas and the Muslim
Brotherhood”)Brotherhood” details(Sept how2025).
Note: thisThis flotillapetition states a policy opinion and requests precautionary screening under existing Canadian law. It does not assert criminal facts about any individual and supports refusal of entry only where IRPA’s legal threshold is coordinated across three axes—civil-public, Palestinian-international, and religious—each tied to Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood leadership, propaganda, fundraising, and logistics. Named organizers include Yahia Sarri (Algerian Muslim Scholars leadership; repeated meetings with senior Hamas officials), Saif Abu Keshk (spokesperson/coordinator of the march and flotilla initiatives), and Khaled Safi (Gaza media figure with work/history in Hamas-aligned media), among others. The framework markets itself as “humanitarian,” but it functions as a legitimacy and influence operation for a listed terrorist group.met.
Allowing high-profile figures associated with, promoting, or fronting this campaign into Canada would:Undermine Canada’s anti-terrorism laws and Hamas designation.Provide propaganda value and legitimacy to a Hamas-aligned operation.Increase security risks and embolden extremist activism on Canadian soil.Heighten fear and tension for Jewish Canadians who are targeted by Hamas rhetoric and supporters.Canada should act on reasonable grounds—not after harm has occurred. Denying entry is a lawful, proportionate step that protects public safety and upholds Canadian values.
New deadline: 11/02/2025
Signatures at the time of the change: 836