However, in recent weeks, Trudeau has taken a much more critical tone towards Israel, a stance that has opened up divisions within the Liberal Party. Three Liberal Party deputies voted against the motion.
And from his left, Trudeau has been criticized by New Democrats, whose votes he is counting on to pass the legislation, for not doing more to end the suffering of Palestinians in the enclave, where more than 30,000 people have been killed and food and medicines were distributed. in critically poor condition.
The Conservative Party condemned the motion and accused Trudeau’s approach of failing Israel and supporting terrorism.
“Hamas should focus on Hamas and not on the State of Israel,” Michael Chong, the party’s foreign affairs spokesman, said during the debate.
Earlier in the day, Joly had indicated that several provisions in what the New Democrats had described as “actions to promote peace in the Middle East” were unacceptable to the government, saying that important policy issues could not be changed by a motion of the opposition.
A major sticking point has been the New Democrats’ demand for immediate recognition of a Palestinian state, a position that no Group of 7 nation has adopted.
Other changes negotiated throughout the day included adding a call to end the illegal arms trade to Hamas in a section calling on the government to stop authorizing arms shipments to Israel. Canada does not currently send weapons to Israel, and Joly confirmed Monday that non-lethal military shipments have been suspended.
The motion, describing Gaza as “currently the most dangerous place in the world to be a child,” also called on the government to immediately restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, a step Trudeau had already taken .
It also called on the Government to support the prosecution of all crimes and violations of international law committed in the region; ensure that Canadians trapped in Gaza can reach safety; and impose sanctions on Israeli officials who incite genocide, while maintaining sanctions on Hamas leaders.
