The federal NDP has put forward a motion calling on Canada to officially recognize Palestine as a state, in part of a series of initiatives the party believes could expedite peace in Gaza and across the Middle East.
02:34 | March 11, 202402:12 | March 12, 2024 How some MPs are reacting to the proposal, and how House leader Steven MacKinnon proposed a series of changes that somewhat watered down the motion. Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands are cut off by Israel's war on Hamas, according to a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification , which is backed by the United Nations.
And: the good news Sports Illustrated just scored. How some MPs are reacting to the proposal, and how House leader Steven MacKinnon proposed a series of changes that somewhat watered down the motion. Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands are cut off by Israel's war on Hamas, according to a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification , which is backed by the United Nations.
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