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House Hansard - 298

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 11, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 298 - Apr/11/24
Mr. Fayçal El-Khoury (Laval—Les Îles, Lib.)
  • Apr/11/24 2:18:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim and Abou Fayssal, a Lebanese businessman who helms an association industrialists from Zahlé and the Beqaa, are leading humanitarians in their country. These men care about the environment. They have planted 128,000 trees for the sole purpose of protecting the environment, and they will continue to do so. Philanthropists dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance, Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim and Mr. Fayssal offer support to widows and orphans. They pay hospital bills for the poor and offer medical equipment to their regional hospital that treats people in need free of charge. They are recognized for their creativity. As I am a chair for the Canada-Lebanon Friendship Group, I thank both of them.
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Context: House Hansard - 298 - Apr/11/24
Hon. Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Apr/11/24 3:08:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first and foremost I would like to say that I have talked to the mother of Mansour Shouman many times, as he was obviously struggling in Gaza, and we made sure that he could come safely back home, working with the Minister of Immigration on this very issue. Second, on the question of Israel, Hamas and the war, of course we know that the situation in Gaza is completely catastrophic and the violence must stop. We need a ceasefire now. We need to make sure that hostages are released. We need humanitarian aid to go in, and my colleague already knows that when it comes to arms, we have not sent arms—
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