{"id":2202584,"date":"2024-03-20T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-government-passes-motion-to-stop-arms-exports-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:24:54","slug":"canadian-government-passes-motion-to-stop-arms-exports-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-government-passes-motion-to-stop-arms-exports-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Parliament Adopts Measure Halting Weapon Sales to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-government-passes-motion-to-stop-arms-exports-to-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Shift in Canadian Arms Export Policy<\/h2>\n<p>In an unprecedented turn of events, the <strong>Canadian government<\/strong>, with <strong>Prime\u200c Minister Justin Trudeau<\/strong> at the helm, has signaled a major shift \u2062in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a> by putting an\u2062 end to future arms \u200dexports\u2064 to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution, which found a clear majority in the House of Commons, declares Canada&#8217;s\u2062 commitment to &#8220;<strong>cease further authorization and transfer of arms\u200d exports \u200dto \u200bIsrael<\/strong>,&#8221; with a keen \u2064eye\u2063 on adhering to \u2062Canada&#8217;s stringent \u200barms export regulations and a stronger resolve to prevent the illegal smuggling of weapons, which includes those that could potentially land in the hands of groups such as Hamas.<\/p>\n<h3>A Resolution with Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Foreign \u200dAffairs Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly underscored the gravity of the decision \u2014 a proposal initially \u200cset forth by the <strong>New \u2063Democratic Party \u200c(NDP)<\/strong>, steered by Jagmeet Singh, \u200dsignaling a significant pivot in how Canada \u200binteracts within the global arms market.\u2063 Singh conveyed before the vote, &#8220;The fundamental changes that we want were\u200b to make sure that there was an end of \u2064the sale \u200dof arms to Israel. That is not something that Canada \u200chas\u200c ever said\u200b before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/trudeau-government-to-stop-sending-arms-to-israel-once-details-are-worked-out-foreign-affairs\/article_da41c41c-e60e-11ee-8cb4-874d0836cd34.html\"><strong>The Toronto Star<\/strong><\/a>  highlighted,\u200d a substantial \u2064portion of\u2064 the military equipment sent to Israel is later returned to Canada or \u2062its allies post-modifications\u2062 leveraging Israeli \u2062defense technology. It appears that this dynamic\u2064 of \u2062the\u200b defense\u200c trade is likely to continue, \u2063sustaining the benefits of Israel&#8217;s defense\u200c expertise.<\/p>\n<h3>Reactions and Responses<\/h3>\n<p>Post-vote discussions included a dialogue between Trudeau\u2062 and Benny\u200b Gantz, a prominent figure in \u200cIsraeli politics, suggesting that despite the political move, Canada\u200d remains sensitive to the humanitarian implications \u200cin regions \u2063like Gaza and the broader\u2064 Middle \u200cEast \u2062tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Contrasting opinions surfaced as Israeli Ambassador\u2062 to Canada, Iddo Moed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-hour-of-reckoning-has-come-millions-see-dire-message-on-tv\/\" title=\"Dire message on TV: 'Hour of Reckoning is here'\">expressed \u2063concerns<\/a> that the embargo\u200d could diminish Israel&#8217;s defensive capabilities against threats such as those posed by Hamas, framing the motion as a measure that amplifies pressure on \u200dIsrael \u200drather than a step towards peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian officials<\/strong> \u2062 expressed to <strong>The \u2064Toronto\u200d Star<\/strong> that despite \u2063this resolution, there is no absolute certainty in eliminating all \u2064risks of potential \u2062misuse of the exported arms.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062the original draft \u2063resolution suggested recognizing the &#8220;State of Palestine,&#8221; it underwent revisions \u200cfor clarity on Canada&#8217;s position supporting a &#8220;negotiated two-state solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Trudeau&#8217;s \u200bCommitment to Humanitarian Advocacy<\/h3>\n<p>Last fall, following\u2064 a harrowing period marked by violence, Trudeau&#8217;s public stance \u200dempathized with the Palestinian, Arab, and black Muslim\u200d communities,\u2063 reasserting Canada&#8217;s alignment with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-watchdog-calls-for-immediate-action-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"Refugee Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action in Ethiopia\">international human rights<\/a> and its\u200c dedication \u200bto civilian safety, \u2063as echoed in his tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As members of\u2063 the Palestinian,\u200c Arab, \u2064and Black Muslim\u2064 communities gathered for prayer yesterday, I\u200b wanted them\u2062 to know this: We know you\u2019re worried and hurting. We\u2019re here for\u2063 you. We will not \u200dstop advocating for\u2062 civilians to be protected and for international law to be \u2064upheld.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/El6KLO2CRw\">pic.twitter.com\/El6KLO2CRw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/1715830517793247728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This complex layering of foreign policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-officials-meet-with-saudi-prince-khalid-bin-salman\/\" title=\"Top U.S. officials meet with Saudi Prince Khalid Bin Salman\">defense relations<\/a>,\u200b and\u2063 humanitarian dialogue underscores a pivotal moment for Canada on the world stage, as it \u2063navigates its\u200c role in international conflict and peacemaking while adhering to its internal \u2064principles and regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s House of Commons, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has passed a motion to halt new arms exports to Israel, aiming to align with the nation&#8217;s export laws and combat illegal activity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2202585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Trudeau-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Trudeau-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}