Petition to the Government of Canada
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