Canada’s sanctions face a test of effectiveness and commitment

Canada has a responsibility to prove its commitment to the principled use of sanctions right now by imposing them against Israel for the crimes being committed against Palestinians in Gaza.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Since 2022, Canada and its allies have imposed a wide range of sanctions against a long list of Russians following its invasion of Ukraine.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SAAD HAMMADI

January 10, 2024

Israel’s current impunity for egregious human rights violations is a particularly blatant example of how powerful states that impose sanctions to end violations of international human rights and breaches of peace and security are politically selective and incoherent in the...

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