Psagot Winery, outside of Ramallah in the West Bank. (Photo: David Kattenburg)
In what might best be described as a “very cautious” decision (at least one Palestine-friendly lawyer considers it a victory), today (May 5), the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed the Trudeau government’s appeal of a lower court ruling that ‘Product of Israel’ labels on Israeli settlement wines are “false, misleading and deceptive,” all the while sending the labeling issue back to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for “reconsideration and redetermination.” This time, the FCA ruled, the CFIA must consult with both the original complainant (David Kattenburg) and the settlement winery operating on stolen Palestinian land, then base its reformulated decision on Canadian consumer protection statutes. Under pressure from the Trudeau government passionate defender of Israel’s right to do whatever it wants the CFIA may well dig deep for a reason to defend fal
Pfizer shot approved for kids 12 and up; Alberta, Manitoba to offer it to children May 6, 2021
By Nicole Thompson and Paola Loriggio
Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 and older on Wednesday, prompting Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba to announce they would offer the shot to kids in that age bracket as part of their efforts to combat COVID-19.
The vaccine announcement came after a promising trial out of the United States, which Health Canada’s chief medical adviser said shows the shot is both safe and effective for kids in that age group.
“It will also support the return to a more normal life for our children, who have had such a hard time over the past year,” said Dr. Supriya Sharma.
Colin Perkel
A manager at Hamotzi restaurant in Jerusalem dusts off a wine bottle as she prepares for re-opening ahead of Israel entering its third phase of easing coronavirus measures, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Maya Alleruzzo May 06, 2021 - 12:59 PM
TORONTO - A finding that wine from the West Bank can be labelled as a product of Israel was not reasoned properly and should now be thrashed out again, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.
As a result, the appellate court said the politically sensitive case, which at one point threatened to put Middle East politics on trial, should go back to the Complaints and Appeals Office of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
11 JAF border towers renovated with Canadian support inaugurated
By JT - May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021
Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie poses for a group photo during the inauguration of eleven newly renovated border towers along the Syrian frontier on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Canadian embassy)
AMMAN Eleven newly renovated border towers along the Syrian frontier were inaugurated on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Canadian embassy.
Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie, Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) Brigadier-General Ibraheem Al Na’emat and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Brigadier-General Michael Wright, Commander Joint Task Force IMPACT - Task Force Central (JTF-I/TF-C), along with Canadian officials attended the inauguration during the closing ceremony of International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) Border Tower Refurbishment project.
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