Within months of forming government in 2015, one of the first major foreign affairs actions of the Trudeau government had been to restore federal funding to UNRWA.
The prior Conservative government of Stephen Harper had suspended payments in 2010 amid evidence that UNRWA resources were being directed to Palestinian terror organizations such as Hamas.
In restoring the money, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau had assured Canadians that their tax dollars wouldn’t be funding terrorism thanks to UNRWA’s “very robust oversight and reporting framework.”
In the 12 months since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, Israel has provided Canada with a steady stream of intelligence charging that this was not the case.
As Israel cuts all ties with UNRWA amid charges that it is irreparably tied up with terrorism, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has doubled down on her support for the agency, which Canada continues to fund to the tune of $25 million per year.
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The prior Conservative government of Stephen Harper had suspended payments in 2010 amid evidence that UNRWA resources were being directed to Palestinian terror organizations such as Hamas.
In restoring the money, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau had assured Canadians that their tax dollars wouldn’t be funding terrorism thanks to UNRWA’s “very robust oversight and reporting framework.”
In the 12 months since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, Israel has provided Canada with a steady stream of intelligence charging that this was not the case.
As Israel cuts all ties with UNRWA amid charges that it is irreparably tied up with terrorism, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has doubled down on her support for the agency, which Canada continues to fund to the tune of $25 million per year.
FIRST READING: As Israel declares UNRWA a terror front, Canada doubles down again — National Post
Canada has continued funding the agency despite mounting evidence of its terror ties
