Eleven Canadian Senators have issued a statement calling on the Government of Canada to:
- Protect and Fund Humanitarian Relief in Gaza, including UNRWA
- Impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel
- End Canadian involvement in illegal Israeli settlements
- Address anti-Palestinian racism and protect freedom of expression on Palestine
- Recognize the State of Palestine
- Review the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, with a view to suspending or terminating the agreement on the grounds of gross violations of human rights and international law by Israel
They concluded their statement with these words: “These actions constitute a minimalist set of responses to a crisis that is not only existential for Palestinians, but which poses a grave challenge to international humanitarian law and its consistent application across different conflicts. For Canada, there is the added risk of reputational damage at a time when we are loudly trumpeting the importance of the international rules-based order and our commitment to uphold it. We cannot look away.”
You can read the entire statement here.