The MP for Mercier, Ruba Ghazal, expressed her wish to see Prime Minister François Legault request a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in 2024.
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“My wish for François Legault is to add to his list of resolutions for 2023 the demand for a ceasefire in Gaza. This will be a great contribution from Quebec to peace! Happy New Year 2024, peace, health, love,” she stressed in the middle of the afternoon.
François Legault’s political party refuses to support the demand for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Last November, members of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) rejected a motion from Québec solidaire (QS) calling for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave shelled by Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7. .
Surprised by the CAQ’s refusal, the deputy for Maurice-Richard, Haroun Bouazzi, burst into tears during a press briefing at the National Assembly.
In mid-December, Quebec refused to follow Ottawa’s lead, while Canada voted at the UN in favor of an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire.”