First country to backtrack on this issue (that i heard) and I hope it won’t be the last one.
The EU resumed funding a few days ago. Canada should have asked for more evidence before cutting funding, but at least they’ve resumed. Hopefully this will prompt more thorough investigation prior to major decisions in the future.
Canada’s next regular payment to the organization was not due until April
I agree with your point though.
Right on, Canada! Who knows, we might be the U.S.'s guinea pig to measure the reaction to any change that might help Gaza.
Interesting thought. You’d think they have comprehensive and regular polling about public opinion on these issues, but who knows. This issue surely does seem like on of those that are hard to gauge and is probably shifting rapidly over time.
Polling hasn’t been as reliable over the past few years as it has historically. Most younger people (under like 50 probably) don’t answer their phone unless they recognize the number. Polling disproportionately represents a smaller group of people.
So it’s now proven that israel lied about UNRWA being infested with Hamas as that was their “reason” to stop the aid.
Least surprising development since the thousandth time it turned out that the school or hospital they just bombed was not in fact a secret Hamas base…
Israel can just keep lying since our media avoids showing that every lie gets debunked after a week
We’re already on to the next lie of the UN using Zaka as “evidence” for rape. On the front page of every “news” paper of course, making sure to editorialize the headline as hard as possible to support these Zaka claims.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The federal government is resuming funding to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, CBC News has learned.
In addition to going ahead with a scheduled payment in April of $25 million, Canada’s international development minister also intends to announce new funding, according to a senior government official.
UNRWA moved quickly to fire the 12 staff members on Jan. 26, as soon as Israel made its allegations.
The government source says Canadian officials have now seen a copy of the interim report by the United Nations examining the allegations.
CBC News reported last month that Canada had not seen evidence backing up the allegations against the employees before making the decision.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is scheduled to officially announce the move at a news conference Wednesday morning.
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The government source says Canadian officials have now seen a copy of the interim report by the United Nations examining the allegations. Based on that information, the Canadian government is comfortable resuming funding, the source said.
CBC News is not naming the source because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the decision
Canada announced the suspension of funding within hours of a similar announcement by the U.S. — but Canada’s next regular payment to the organization was not due until April.
