Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will not change its foreign policy based on a push from the NDP to “officially recognize the state of Palestine.”
Joly defended her government’s position on the Israel-Hamas war Monday as MPs in the House of Commons debated a New Democrat motion calling on the Liberals to recognize Palestinian statehood.
She says the government believes a hostage deal must be reached and a humanitarian ceasefire established, and that aid be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip more freely.