“It’s interesting that there’s so little discrepancy between the candidates in this race.”
The two frontrunners in the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader have received poor scores from an advocacy group that supports Palestinian human rights.
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) gave former central banker Mark Carney a “D+,” while former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland, who is polling in second place behind Carney, received an “F.”
However, CJPME noted that Carney, who has never held elected office, has said little publicly about Palestine and Israel, making it harder to assess his positions on the issue. Freeland, by contrast, has served extensively in the Trudeau government, and shown herself to be, according to CJPME, “a staunch pro-Israel ideologue.”
During her tenure as foreign affairs minister from January 2017 to November 2019, CJPME noted, Freeland regularly assured Israel of Canada’s unconditional support and declared that Canada would be an “asset for Israel” if it secured a seat on the UN Security Council.
She also consistently avoided direct condemnations of Israel for its violence against Palestinians — including during its brutal war on Gaza — and used her role as foreign affairs minister to help shield Israel from international criticism. (more...)
Liberal Leadership Frontrunners Score Poorly On Palestinian Rights
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