Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted the question Thursday when he was asked whether one of his key MPs should stay in his parliamentary secretary role after railing against the government’s approach to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, was recorded in a Zoom call with a … Read more
The situation in the Gaza Strip and the tensions in the Arab world took a new turn as the Saudis have expressed interest in a possible Saudi-Israel deal. In a BBC interview, Prince Khalid bin Bandar, the Saudi Ambassador to the UK said that Saudi Arabia is willing to normalise relations with Israel after the … Read more
The federal government’s decision to back a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict without certain conditions has prompted a mix of reactions from Liberal MPs. Some say they hope it will bring about peace. Others say it amounts to Canada abandoning Israel while it’s at war with extremists. Some Liberal MPs take issue … Read more
