Will an NDP call to recognize Palestinian statehood split Liberal MPs?
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Members of Parliament are set to vote today on an NDP motion calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to "officially recognize the state of Palestine."
Members of Parliament are set to vote today on an NDP motion calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to “officially recognize the state of Palestine.”
Liberal MPs have been divided over the Israel-Hamas conflict and discussed the vote during a call this morning ahead of debate on the motion, which is non-binding and if passed would represent the will of the House of Commons, not the will or policy of the Canadian government.
Outspoken Liberal MP Salma Zahid, from the Greater Toronto Area, says she intends to vote in favour of the motion.
But Anthony Housefather, a Liberal from Montreal, says the motion calls for a list of measures that are “hostile to Israel.”
The non-binding motion also calls on the government to demand an immediate ceasefire and halt the trade of military goods with Israel.
Muslim advocates are calling on MPs to vote in favour, while Israel’s ambassador to Canada says they must not.
Housefather said on social media over the weekend that the motion fails to include a demand that Hamas surrender and no longer rule Gaza.
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