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House Hansard - 263

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Dec/6/23 2:20:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with the guns silenced, the bombs and missiles grounded, it was a ceasefire by any other name. For a few days, there was some sense of peace in Israel and Palestine, but now the killing has begun again in Gaza. Once again, innocent civilians, children and women are dying at a horrendous rate. Where is Canada? Where is the world? We now say we are concerned about the number of Palestinian civilians killed. We hear the talk again of a two-state solution. How much of it is talk when the Prime Minister of Israel is telling Israelis that he is the only thing standing between them and a two-state solution? Canada must be an unequivocal voice for peace and diplomacy. It starts with ending our complicity in the arms trade and in providing ongoing diplomatic cover for those who have no intention of supporting peace, security and justice for Palestinians. Have we not learned from history? This is a conflict that will repeat itself over and over again, unless there is a political solution.
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Dec/6/23 2:57:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this weekend, violence between Israel and Hamas resumed. More Palestinian children and humanitarian workers have been killed in Netanyahu's bombardment, and there are still many people being held hostage by Hamas. Doctors Without Borders convoys in Gaza were attacked and destroyed, and aid trucks have been blocked. This is not eliminating Hamas; this is destroying an entire population, yet the Liberals and the Conservatives refuse to call for a ceasefire. Why is the government's position so cowardly in the face of this humanitarian disaster?
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Hon. Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/23 2:57:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we unequivocally condemn the terrorist attacks that happened on October 7 against innocent Israeli civilians, as we, of course, think that it is completely unacceptable that so many women and children, civilians, in Gaza have died in the context of this crisis. The cycle of violence will not ensure Israel's long-term security, and the price of justice cannot be the suffering of Palestinian people. The violence must stop.
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Dec/6/23 3:19:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Sudanese Canadians have been advocating since April for the government's definition of “immediate family member” to include siblings, parents and grandparents amidst escalating violence and reports of ethnic cleansing in Sudan. Now, Canadians with family in Gaza are living the same horror. While I appreciate that the minister has rightfully admitted at committee that the definition “probably should be expanded”, nothing has yet changed. When will the minister fix the definition so Sudanese and Palestinian Canadians can bring their families to safety?
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