Why was kairos defunded

He said Kairos lost its funding for "taking a leadership role in the boycott … divestment and sanctions campaign" against Israel. But we believe we have done these things for the right reasons and we stand by these decisions. Kairos's board of directors decided in "against advocating sanctions against Israel or a boycott of products from Israel," the statement said. Member churches and organizations were free to choose to divest from a Canadian corporation in the region "that is contributing directly or indirectly to the violence, occupation or other human rights abuses" as a "last resort," the statement said.

Kairos also said it has a "fundamental position of support for the right of Israeli people to a safe and secure state, alongside a viable and secure Palestinian state. In an interview with Radio-Canada Tuesday, Kairos executive director Mary Corkery said Kenney's comments to the anti-Semitism conference were misleading.

And in that, they asked people around the world to consider supporting their call for boycot, divestment and sanctions as economic measures to bring about peace.

Kairos Canada represents 11 churches and church organizations in Canada. But there is still no answer as to who wrote "not" on the document. He dismisses opposition calls for her resignation. March 9, House Speaker Peter Milliken rules that Oda may have misled Parliament , saying enough doubt exists to pursue further investigation.

March 16, The House of Commons procedure and house affairs committee begins hearing from witnesses in its investigation whether the Conservative government will be found to be in contempt of Parliament, in regards to the Oda affair and alleged insufficient information about prison spending. March 18, Bev Oda appears on day three of the committee's hearings.

She says she acted on her own accord when deciding Kairos was not to receive funding and not under direction of Prime Minister Stephen Harper or Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney. Social Sharing. External Links Speaker's ruling Dec.

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