Thank MPs who refused to reward Hamas and change longstanding foreign policy
Thank MPs who refused to reward Hamas and change longstanding foreign policy
On March 18, an amended version of the New Democratic Party (NDP)’s non-binding Canada's actions to promote peace in the Middle East motion passed in the House of Commons.
It was a disappointing result, but we must acknowledge and take pride that our determined, strong, vocal stand was instrumental in ensuring the most egregious of the motion’s clauses – the unilateral and immediate recognition of a Palestinian state – was in the end cut from the motion, preventing a worst-case scenario that would have gone against decades of Canadian foreign policy.
More than 30,000 Jewish Canadians and our allies mobilized against the NDP’s motion, sending, in only a few days, a staggering 900,000 emails to Members of Parliament in addition to thousands of phone calls to MPs’ offices – and it worked. 117 MPs voted against the motion and, by forcing the amendments removing the unilateral recognition clause and adding the call for the release of all hostages and demand that Hamas lay down its arms, we prevented the government from completely caving to the will of an extreme fringe and fully turning its back on Israel.
This was moment of truth for Canada’s leaders and, as a community, we must take note of those who voted against our allies in Israel, ignoring the concerns of Jewish Canadians – just five months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
More importantly, we must acknowledge and share our gratitude for those whose moral clarity and leadership led them to stand with Israel and the Jewish community.
Please help us thank the 117 MPs, including Pierre Poilievre's entire Conservative caucus, who voted “NO” to rewarding Hamas and “NO” to changing Canada’s longstanding foreign policy.
Let them know that their principled stance on the issue has been recognized – by you and the entire community.
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8 reactions
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LAL. David Arnold commented 2024-03-25 12:54:10 -0400Thank you very much to all the MPs who recently voted against the NDP motion to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state with no accountability for HAMAS’s face-to-face murder of 1200 Israeli children, women and men or the horror faced by the ca. 250 taken back to GAZA as hostages.
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SWSteven Werner commented 2024-03-24 13:43:59 -0400It is a great Idea to thank the MP’s who voted against rewarding terrorism and emboldening genocidal Jew-haters; by VOTING FOR THEM!
Re. Gary Viner’s question; All the Conservative members voted against the motion. -
TUTerri Urovitz commented 2024-03-24 10:34:15 -0400Although I appreciate the sentiment of thanking those MP’s who voted against the Anti-Semitic motion instigated by the woke NDP, I do not feel we should have to continually thank people for standing up against hate mongering. I have been an NDP supported my entire voting life….NEVER AGAIN!!!
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BWBryan Wolofsky commented 2024-03-19 21:06:17 -0400So much for the NDP, or under its new moniker, the NGP, New Gaza Party.
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GVGary Viner commented 2024-03-19 20:48:55 -0400I really like the notion of “thanking” those 117 who voted against the motion, but I would have preferred to have had clarity about who would be receiving my letter (with name and email).
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GVGary Viner commented 2024-03-19 20:48:52 -0400I really like the notion of “thanking” those 117 who voted against the motion, but I would have preferred to have had clarity about who would be receiving my letter (with name and email).
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SJSamuel Jarczyn commented 2024-03-19 19:57:32 -0400Yara Saks, thank you very much for complete lack of Jewish integrity.
Shame. Your visit to Ramallah together with Jolie was never sponsored by my shoulders. This is our Canadian democracy. -
Esther Fleischer commented 2024-03-19 19:02:32 -0400Thank you, Mr. Mendocino, for continuing to stand with the Jewish community!