Yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that he will be travelling to New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly.
This comes just days after Canada joined an initiative led by new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to announce plans to adopt a policy of economic punishment toward Israelis. Prime Minister Carney has said that he will co-chair a meeting at the UN with his British and French counterparts to “advance our efforts and pursue peace.”
Canada is advancing a policy approach it doesn’t take with any other democratic country on earth. At the same time, it is deepening relations with some of the world’s worst regimes as it contributes to the singling out and isolation of Israel.
This month, it emerged that Canada has reopened military talks with China and is pursuing closer economic ties with Turkey. That’s the same China that threatens Canadians, interferes in our elections, persecutes its citizens and destabilizes the Pacific. And that’s the same Turkey that just conducted mass arrests of LGBTQ+ leaders, the latest among many human rights abuses.
Prime Minister Carney has said that “lecturing countries from afar is an ineffective strategy. If this is Canada’s policy, why is Israel an exception?
That’s what makes next week’s UN meetings so concerning.
This is an organization that platforms brutal regimes while systematically singling out the Jewish state. According to UN Watch, from 2015 to 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted 173 resolutions against Israel — more than twice the 80 adopted against all other countries combined.
We share the objective of pursuing a peaceful and secure future for Israelis and Palestinians. But the government's approach reflects a dangerous double standard that has serious consequences here in Canada, where our own security officials are warning that hostility toward Israel is being weaponized against Canadians.
As Prime Minister Carney heads to the United Nations to discuss the pursuit of peace, Canada should bring an approach that is consistent, constructive, and grounded in Canadian interests. That begins with fairness—and ending the double standard toward Israel.
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