Helmi Charif is a local politician in Windsor, Ontario, known for running multiple times in various elections without success. He has previously represented the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Windsor West during the 2011 and 2021 federal elections. Charif has also run as an Independent and for the Centrist Party of Canada. In the 2025 federal election, he was the Centrist Party candidate for Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore. He emigrated from Lebanon to Canada in 1991 and is affiliated with the Canadian Defenders for Human Rights (CD4HR).
On April 9, 2026, Helmi Charif posted on Facebook:
The Lebanese community in Windsor mourns the loss of one of its sons, who was killed in an Israeli bombing of a residential area in southern Lebanon. Hassan Haidar holds an engineering degree from University of Windsor and he owns an auto repair shop in Windsor. May God bless his soul, and avenge him against the criminal, terrorist Zionists.
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Anna Sugar
Why was he there if he owns a business in Windsor is he Shia, many being killed in this calamity, along with the thousands of others Christians, Israeli and Muslim may they all RIP.
Helmi Charif
Anna Sugar, Because his first country is Lebanon, which is being bombed by the Zionist terrorists, and his family still lives in Lebanon, and he went to check on them. Being Canadian does not mean giving up your first country and your first nationality. As for God’s mercy, it only descends upon the oppressed and not upon the Zionist terrorists.
Your question about whether he is a Shiite is completely inappropriate because he is a human being before he belongs to any religion or sect, and we are all brothers in humanity.
Anna Sugar
Helmi Charif, hmm you are not all brothers the country is upside down because you are not and my question regarding him being Shiite is not inappropriate at all I would bet he was as they back Hezbollah and that’s what the Israelis are trying to get rid of on their border with Lebanon, get rid of these terrorists and the bombing stops, the terrorists hide amongst the people, it’s a mess with practically no solution.
Helmi Charif
Anna Sugar, “Next to our borders lies Palestine 🇵🇸. What is called ‘Israel’ does not exist; it is an illegitimate entity, a terrorist state. Zionism is terrorism and must be confronted by the entire world. Zionists are terrorists, and anyone who supports them is also a terrorist like yourself.
Hezbollah is a political party in Lebanon 🇱🇧. It has members in parliament and represents the majority of the Lebanese people. Most of its members are highly educated, and contrary to common belief, Hezbollah is not limited to Shia Muslims, it includes people from diverse backgrounds. It is a legitimate resistance movement under international law, defending Lebanon against terrorist Zionists.”
In the latest attack on Lebanon by the terrorist Zionists, only civilian buildings were targeted, resulting in over 300 killed and more than 1,300 civilians wounded, among them children, women, and elderly, are those Hezbollah members you ignorant Zionist?