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City of Burnaby

Burnaby (Operates in this area)
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Community
Also known as: Burnaby, Burnaby, BC, Burnaby city council
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City of Burnaby is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge, which commits signers to "join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation" (apartheid-free.org). Comox Valley for Palestine states on a candidate questionnaire page that the City of Burnaby has signed the Apartheid Free Communities Pledge. A Canadian Press report published on 2025-08-27 says Burnaby council passed a motion unanimously asking the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel, and that the motion commits the city to signing an “apartheid-free” community pledge.

Last reviewed October 21, 2026

Evidence

4 items
Apartheid-Free Communities pledge and signatory list, as published on apartheid-free.org (list seen 2026-10-20)
WE PLEDGE to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.
Source
Pledge list
Date said
Date unknown
Scope
Whole brand
Captured
October 20, 2026
Comox Valley for Palestine, "Vote Palestine Comox Valley: Candidate Platform Commitment" (tally.so, page seen 2026-10-20)
Evidence screenshot for City of Burnaby (tally.so). Passage on a Comox Valley for Palestine candidate questionnaire page (tally.so) that names the City of Duncan, the City of Powell River and the City of Burnaby as signatories of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.
The City of Duncan, the City of Powell River, and the City of Burnaby have all signed the Apartheid Free Communities Pledge.
Source
tally.so
Date said
Date unknown
Scope
This location
Captured
October 20, 2026
Council in Burnaby, B.C., calls for Israel arms embargo, Canadian Press via CFJC Today Kamloops (published 2025-08-27)
The city council in Burnaby, B.C., has agreed to ask the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel. The motion, which drew cheers in the council chamber when it was passed unanimously on Tuesday night, also commits the city to signing an “apartheid-free” community pledge.
Source
News
Date said
Date unknown
Scope
This location
Captured
October 20, 2026
City of Burnaby, Council in Brief of 2025-08-26, item 13.2: council approved a motion that calls on the federal government to
Evidence screenshot for City of Burnaby (Minutes, August 26, 2025). City of Burnaby Council in Brief, item 13.2: council approved a motion calling on the federal government to establish a two-way arms embargo between Canada and Israel.
Establish a full two-way arms embargo between Canada and Israel
Platform
Minutes
Date said
August 26, 2025
Said by
Official account
Scope
Whole brand
Captured
October 23, 2026