The Canadian Coalition for Democracies (CCD) is a Canadian political action organization that advocates greater support for Israel, India and several other states. The CCD professes to maintain a non-partisan, issue-oriented approach to its objectives.

The CCD has placed particular emphasis on calling for the Canadian Government to adopt a more Israel-friendly stance, and opposes foreign aid directed to the Palestinian Authority. It has supports the notion that Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorist acts. The group has a fair amount of media presence through op-ed contributions to Canadian newspapers and various press releases. It also hosts a public message forum on its website. The Canada wordmark, used by most agencies of the Canadian federal government. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Development aid. ... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ... Terrorist redirects here. ...

The group has also urged that the Canadian government support Taiwan instead of the People's Republic of China. It advocates that Canada take a hard-line against countries such as Iran and North Korea, supports the Iraq War and supports continued Canadian involvement in Afghanistan. It has also been vocal in opposing terrorist Hamas in the Middle East and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and supports India's claims to Kashmir. CCD also has called for the abolition of the Canadian International Development Agency For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... The Canadian International Development Agency is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. ...

The CCD has generally supported the policies of the Conservative Party government of Stephen Harper, because it believes that foreign policy under the Harper government is more supportive of other democracies than past Liberal governments. One of its earliest high-profile members was Conservative MP (now federal Minister of Health) Tony Clement, who served as Chair of the Advisory Board and National Spokesperson. [1] However, CCD will criticize Conservative policy from time to time. As an example, the group issued a press release that was critical of Canada's voting record relating to Israel and the Middle East conflict during the 2006 UN General Assembly. The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... Anthony Peter Tony Clement, PC, BA, LL.B., MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian politician, federal Minister of Health, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. ...

Among the supporters of CCD are former Conservative candidates Michael Mostyn (the CCD's Director) and Peter Kent. Fellows of CCD include David Harris and Salim Mansur. Michael Mostyn is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Member of Parliament representing York Centre. ... Peter Kent (born in Sussex, England July 27, 1943) is Deputy Editor for Global Television News, a Canadian TV network. ... David B. Harris is a Canadian lawyer. ... Salim Mansur, PhD, is a Muslim and is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario Canada. ...

External references

• Canadian Coalition for Democracies
• London Free Press interview with CCD president Al Gordon