The Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), along with Palestine House, Parole Arabe and the Canadian Islamic Congress, lends its unwavering support to the Ardoch Algonquin and Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nations for their opposition and protest over uranium mining on disputed land, part of a 25-year-old Algonquin land claim.

CAF, Palestine House, Parole Arabe and the Canadian Islamic Congress also expresses their shock over Ardoch Algonquin First Nation negotiator Bob Lovelace's jail sentence of 6 months and $25,000 fine for his role in protesting the exploration. Furthermore, we believe that the government of Ontario and Frontenac Ventures behaved in a clandestine and underhanded manner by beginning their exploration without even notifying the First Nations groups.

We urge the province of Ontario to engage in negotiations with the First Nations people to end the dispute and hammer out a resolution which is beneficial for all parties.
For more information, please contact:
Khaled Mouammar , CAF National President; Farid Ayad, President, Palestine House
Ehab Lotayef, VP Communications, Mohamed Elmasry, President, Canadian Islamic Congress