Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced that Canada will no longer send arms to Israel after facing pressure from pro-Palestine groups.
The announcement comes after a majority of Liberal MPs and cabinet voted in favour of a modified NDP resolution which will ensure that Canada “cease the further authorization and transfer of arms exports to Israel to ensure compliance with Canada’s arms export regime and increase efforts to stop the illegal trade of arms, including to Hamas.”
While the motion was non-binding, Joly said it needs to be more than just simply symbolic and marks the end of Canada sending arms to Israel.
“It’s a real thing,” Joly told the Toronto Star, who as foreign affairs minister, has the authority to approve or reject military exports.
However, Joly also said that she remains uncertain as to the extent of the ban in practice.
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