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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Friday, Apr 29/04/2011 // , , ,

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 2nd: “On Yom HaShoah, as we reflect upon the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, we affirm that there is nothing more important …

Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Passover

Monday, Apr 18/04/2011 // , , , , ,

OTTAWA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the celebration of Passover: “As families gather at the Seder table and read from the Haggadah, we embrace the hope and optimism that define the Exodus story. “We …

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff’s Speech to the ACTION Party

Thursday, Mar 10/03/2011 // , , ,

Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Israeli Apartheid Week

Monday, Mar 07/03/2011 // , , , , , ,

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement condemning Israeli Apartheid Week: “Israeli Apartheid Week is an attack on the mutual respect that holds our society together. It is a dangerous cocktail of ignorance and intolerance, both of which stand …

Durban III

Thursday, Nov 25/11/2010 // ,

“I unequivocally support the decision to boycott the Durban III conference, taking place in New York next September.
“The first Durban conference, which the proposed Durban III conference seeks to commemorate, turned into a festival of racism against Israel and the Jewish people that Canada was right to condemn. Sadly, while a decade has passed, the Durban conferences remain a staging ground for anti-Semitic and anti-Israel statements. Canada should absolutely not participate in the Durban III conference or countenance in any way these hateful views.

Foreign Affairs

Tuesday, Nov 02/11/2010 // ,

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. 

Ignatieff says Liberals ‘stand with Israel’

Wednesday, Oct 13/10/2010 // ,

"We stand shoulder to shoulder with the democratic state of Israel. End of story."

Iran

Monday, Jun 14/06/2010 // ,

This week Canadians will join with concerned citizens around the world in using the one-year anniversary of the 2009 election in Iran to draw attention to the human rights abuses still occurring in that country.

Conservatives Walk Away from Original Holocaust Monument Commitment

Friday, Jun 04/06/2010 // ,

Liberals expressed their disappointment today after the Conservatives, along with the Bloc Québécois, “gutted” Bill C-442, which would have ensured a publicly-funded National Holocaust Monument in the Nation’s Capital within three years.

Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the attack of the flotilla in the Gaza region

Monday, May 31/05/2010 // ,

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the attack of the flotilla bringing aid to the Gaza Strip:

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