The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has caused a divide within the Liberal caucus, members of which discussed the motion during a morning call ahead of the debate
People protest near the U.S. Consulate demanding an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza in Toronto, on Feb. 15.Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will not change its foreign policy based on a push from the NDP to “officially recognize the state of Palestine.”Monday as MPs in the House of Commons debated a New Democrat motion calling on the Liberals to recognize Palestinian statehood.
Heather McPherson, the NDP’s foreign affairs critic, said ahead of the vote that “now is the time to recognize Palestine.” Housefather said over the weekend that the motion fails to include a demand that Hamas surrender and no longer rule Gaza.The non-binding motion also calls on the government to demand an immediate ceasefire and halt the trade of military goods with Israel.Muslim groups spoke in support of the motion at a news conference Monday on Parliament Hill.
“This motion should not be treated as a partisan issue or as a matter of politics, but of principle, and universal values,” she said.“The one-sided recognition of a Palestinian state rewards Hamas — a listed terrorist organization by the government of Canada — for its sadistic attack on Oct. 7 which was perpetrated with the intention of annihilating the state of Israel,” Moed said in a statement.
The government has not spoken to whether Canada should officially recognize Palestine as a country outside of a negotiated settlement, but some allies are considering it.
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