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The NDP and the Green Party of Canada call for Canada to support ICJ decisions in the Israeli genocide case
January 14, 2024
Canada must act in accordance with its professed strong support for international law and the International Court of Justice by calling on Israel to fully comply with the ICJ rulings.
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We call on Canada to champion an enduring ceasefire in Gaza now
November 26, 2023
With a fragile humanitarian truce in place to allow for hostage and prisoner releases and somewhat increased aid to flow into Gaza, we must continue to call on our government to exert every effort for a full ceasefire now.
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2-year extension of Iraq mission lacks transparency and oversight
June 30, 2017
In a June 29th press release, the Department of National Defence announced a two year, $371 million extension to the Canadian mission in Iraq. The mission will now run until at least March 2019 and gives Defence Chief General Jonathan Vance authority to “deploy capabilities as needs arise,” including the option of sending up to […]
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Trump pressures Canada to double defence spending
May 29, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump tried to dress down fellow NATO members for not spending enough on their armed forces in a speech at the NATO summit on Thursday. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, condemned the President’s comments: “I was appalled by his condescending remarks to NATO leaders today, […]
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