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Unilateral Declaration of Independence

Mr. John Carmichael (Don Valley West, CPC): Mr. Speaker, later today, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to address the United Nations General Assembly and perhaps table a resolution calling for full member status of a Palestinian state that does …

Unilateral Palestinian bid for statehood

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, rather than joining Israel at the negotiation table, the Palestinian Authority will submit a written request for independent statehood at the United Nations. Should it be recognized, it would be the first time in global history that …

United Nations

Mr. Speaker, last week the leader of the Palestinian Authority announced his intention to unilaterally approach the UN Security Council this Friday to seek recognition of a Palestinian state. Today, Canada’s foreign affairs minister is in New York to ensure …

United Nations

Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the leader of the Palestinian Authority confirmed what had long been rumoured: the Palestinians intend to seek full membership and state recognition at the United Nations during this week’s general assembly meetings. I was proud to …

Foreign Affairs

Think what we could have done as a member of the UN Security Council. We could have stopped the parade of one-sided resolutions, restored balance to human rights monitoring, and pushed for tougher sanctions against Iran – which remains the single biggest threat to the entire Middle East. 
Instead, Stephen Harper turned foreign policy into a tool of domestic politics – and now Canada will spend the next decade on the sidelines. 

Canada Supports Continuation of Peace Talks

Saturday, Oct 09/10/2010 // ,

Canada is encouraged by the parties’ resolve to continue their participation in direct peace talks, and supports U.S. efforts to create the conditions to put the negotiations on track.

Canada Welcomes U.S. Proposal to Restart Middle East Peace Talks

Saturday, Aug 21/08/2010 // ,

“We welcome Secretary of State Clinton’s invitation to Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume direct negotiations in Washington, D.C., on September 2. Canada commends the continued efforts of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the United States and the Quartet, as well as regional partners, to create the conditions needed for the resumption of peace talks.

Canada Denounces Terrorist Dedication

“The Government of Canada stands firmly opposed to terrorism and strongly denounces any efforts to glorify terrorists and their deplorable actions. The dedication of a Ramallah street after notorious Hamas terrorist Yihyeh Ayyash, the architect of numerous terrorist attacks, is deeply troubling.

Israel

Tuesday, Mar 16/03/2010 // ,

It is based on negotiations between two parties to permit stability and peace between these two societies, these two sovereign states living side by side and on commitment to a peace process as well. That is the position of the Government of Canada. As I have already said, we condemn expanding settlement in East Jerusalem.

Israel

Will the minister make it clear to the Israeli government that the situation is unacceptable and will he commit to condemning all construction in the occupied territory?