Why might it be though ?
Maybe because it singles out Israel over much worse actors that we trade with quite freely ?
I can't speak for all BDS supporters, but my initial introduction to the idea was at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza in 2009, among Canadian labour and social justice activists, some of whom were Palestinian and some Jewish. The pain and desperation of Palestinian members was obvious, and eight well-known Jewish-Canadian women were occupying the Israeli Consulate in Toronto at the time.
It wasn't about anti-Semitism but about injustices and Israel's disproportionate response:
13 Israelis killed (3 civilians, 4 friendly fire)
1400+ Palestinians killed (926 civilians)
Israel stopped due to international outcry.
Speaking out is important.
Maybe another framework than boycott could bring a conversation over human rights to a more productive place ?
I don't have a hard opinion on this one, just asking.
Anybody is free to start whatever initiative they wish.
BDS is non-violent and educates people about Israel-Palestine issues. It is succeeding in that.
And I am appalled, on principle, that Parliament "condemns" Canadians who participate in BDS. <rolleyes>
It's a matter of freedom of expression, and REALLY not their business.
If some Canadians boycotted Saudi Arabia, would we be "condemned" for that too ... because of trade relations?
It's a very slippery slope when our governments start trying to tell us who we can and cannot protest.