Canada pushes for government to be formed in Lebanon as humanitarian crisis mounts

'Not any government will give hope and will make reforms,' says Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, as the Canadian government is urging Lebanon to swiftly form a government.

Global Affairs, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, released a statement on July 16 that Canada 'strongly urges' Lebanon to 'put aside differences' and form a government 'without delay.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

July 28, 2021

As Lebanon faces an economic and political crisis, Canada is pushing Beirut to form a government. Lebanon has had a caretaker government since the government resigned nearly a year ago in the aftermath of the deadly Beirut explosion on Aug. 4, 2020, which killed at least 207 and injured thousands. ...

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