Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.

Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 20, 2024

MPs who've been looking into Canada's role in fostering peace in the Middle East will have their work cut out for them as they prepare a final report after a contentious study that saw witnesses shunned and disinvited.

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