Because Canada has been so “untransparent” about its military exports to Israel, said Small, the researchers were unable to “fully corroborate” the data obtained from Israeli authorities and corporations with Canadian export permits.

The press conference was supposed to be broadcast on CPAC, but the public affairs channel made an “editorial decision” not to carry it, according to independent journalist Samira Mohyeddin.

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The most recent of these shipments arrived in Tel Aviv from Montreal on July 23, with General Dynamics shipping a package of its 120 mm HE Mortar Cartridge, which are manufactured at its plant in the Montreal suburb of Repentigny.

The mortar cartridges are precisely those that the U.S. State Department announced in August 2024 would be shipping to Israel, which then-global affairs minister Joly pledged to prevent.

These same cartridges were also shipped from Montreal on May 22 and September 19—the latter date coming nine days after Joly pledged to block their sale via the U.S.

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This means that in about two-thirds of these flights, “military-related cargo was transported alongside civilian passengers,” the report reads.

The airlines that allowed their flights to be used to transfer weapons to Israel include Air Canada, Air Transat, Air France, Air India, Avelo Airlines, Challenge Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Etihad Airways, Eurowings Discover, FedEx, Lufthansa, and SilkWay Airlines.