(Ottawa) Canada will recognize the Palestinian state “at the appropriate time,” Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly declared in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
“Canada supports the creation of a Palestinian state,” said the head of Canadian diplomacy on Monday, in a speech which comes almost a year after the start of the war in Gaza, which has since widened until in Lebanon.
“We will formally recognize the State of Palestine at the appropriate time, when it is most conducive to the establishment of lasting peace, and not necessarily as the last step in a negotiation process,” she added. .
Blaming the Hebrew State for opposing the creation of a Palestinian state, Minister Joly also denounced the fact that “Hamas, a terrorist organization, continues to operate in Gaza, refuses to release the hostages and refuses to lay down your arms.
Mélanie Joly’s comments surrounding the recognition of the Palestinian state are not new. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also communicated the same position last May, in response to questions from the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Veiled attacks against Pierre Poilievre
The minister seemed to want to take advantage of the UN platform to attack, without naming him, Pierre Poilievre. In a passage on freedom, she attacked those who use this term “to tell us that everything is broken”, using a term that the conservative leader uses to describe the state of the country.
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“Often the people who say they speak for freedom are the ones who want the government to decide who people can love, who they are, or even what they can wear. We see it in our country. We see it all over the world,” she lamented.
Feminist message
Minister Joly drew applause in the room by delivering a feminist plea.
“The next leader of this illustrious institution must be a woman,” she argued. It is high time that we can say, in an honorable way, on this platform and throughout the world: “Madam Secretary General”.”
“I would say the same thing to you for the position of President of the General Assembly. Mr. President, with all due respect, I hope that next year, the delegates will address Madam President,” she continued.
These wishes were expressed a little over a week ago, when Mélanie Joly brought together around fifteen female holders of the Foreign Affairs portfolio in Toronto.