Montreal-based Quebec women's federation that endorsed a March 2024 call by the Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine to join the BDS movement and signed an August 2026 open letter calling on Montreal to suspend all ties with Israel, including cultural, academic and sports exchanges.
Last reviewed October 17, 2026
Transcript of the screenshotComme société civile québécoise, nous pouvons y contribuer en nous inscrivant, entre autres, dans le mouvement international de boycott, désinvestissement et sanctions (BDS). [Signatory list entry: Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ)]As Quebec civil society, we can contribute to this by joining, among other things, the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. [Signatory list entry: Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ)]
Transcript of the screenshotNous, organisations et citoyen·nes de tous horizons, appelons le conseil municipal de Montréal à adopter une motion de solidarité avec le peuple palestinien, qui reconnaisse ces crimes et engage la métropole à suspendre l’ensemble de ses liens avec Israël : liens institutionnels, contrats avec des entreprises complices, échanges sportifs, académiques et culturels. [Signatory list entry: Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ)]We, organizations and citizens from all walks of life, call on Montreal city council to adopt a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people that recognizes these crimes and commits the city to suspending all of its ties with Israel: institutional ties, contracts with complicit companies, and sporting, academic and cultural exchanges. [Signatory list entry: Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ)]
We call on the Canadian government to uphold its moral and legal responsibilities and impose a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel. [Organization list: "Fédération des femmes du Québec"]
Platform (votepalestine.ca/platform): "The Canadian government must impose a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel that includes ending military trade with Israel through the US or any other third party state." [Endorsing organizations list: "Fédération des femmes du Québec"]