Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government has “not” made a decision on restoring funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), but any choice it makes will be based on protecting civilian lives.It's all about optics. The Liberals are looking at those Palestinian protesters as potential votes.
Trudeau made the comments Thursday in response to questions from reporters after media reports indicated the government was considering restoring funding to the UN agency that provides relief in Gaza.
Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen was set to hold a press conference on Wednesday morning alongside UN Ambassador Bob Rae, but that event was abruptly cancelled.
(Prior to the pause, the Liberals had provided UNRWA with $90 million from 2019 to 2023, and last June the government announced it would give the agency an additional $100 million over the next four years. The Harper government suspended aid to the organization in 2010 over concerns about how the money was being spent)
Canada has not missed a payment since announcing the pause in funding in January. Its payment of $25 million for this year isn’t due until April.
Trudeau says no decision made on UNRWA funding but Canada will 'protect innocent lives' — National Post
Two Liberal MPs called on the government to find new ways to get aid to Gaza
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