• Trudeau government advised it would be expected to carry out ICC arrest warrants, including for Netanyahu

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-16 08:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Justice, Defence, Governance]

  An internal memo dated June 10, 2024, written by Nathalie Drouin, then Justin Trudeau's national security adviser, advised the federal government that Canada has international legal obligations under the Rome Statute and Canada's Extradition Act to pursue the arrest of individuals subject to International Criminal Court warrants, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The heavily redacted document, obtained by CBC News via an access to information request, notes that Canada would be expected to seek an arrest warrant in a Canadian court upon receiving a cooperation request. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and political successor Mark Carney later stated that Canada would abide by court regulations and act on warrants, the federal government has permitted Netanyahu's aircraft to pass through Canadian airspace without enforcement, highlighting ongoing legal debates regarding sovereign airspace obligations.

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• Netanyahu is flying freely over Canada as his international arrest warrant remains in place

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-03 08:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Justice, Governance, Defence]

  Despite Canada's commitment to enforce an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) under the Rome Statute, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Boeing 767-300 (known as the Wing of Zion) has repeatedly used Canadian airspace while traveling to the United States. Global Affairs Canada defended the most recent overflights—including a September 24 crossing over Labrador and Quebec and a July 29 crossing over Newfoundland and Nova Scotia—by citing diplomatic protocol and traditions regarding the United Nations General Assembly. Legal experts, including Ardi Imseis of Queen's University and Errol Mendes of the University of Ottawa, have criticized the federal government for allegedly breaching its obligations as a state party to the Rome Statute and undermining international law.

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• Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-25 13:37:05.0
  Tags: [National, Justice, Defence, Governance]

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled through Canadian airspace on September 25, 2026, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued in November 2024 for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Mark Carney stated in October 2025 that Netanyahu would be arrested if he enters Canada. Myah Tomasi, spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, stated that the overflight authorization for travel to the United Nations General Assembly in New York does not constitute an endorsement of Israeli government policies and represents a routine diplomatic exemption for UN-related transit.

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