Following the events in Iran, Alexandre Boulerice, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, issued the following statement:
"The NDP strongly condemns the American and Israeli bombings of Iran. This is a dangerous escalation that risks dragging the entire region into a major conflict. The oppressive and bloody regime of the Ayatollahs is reprehensible, but its nuclear program must be managed through the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In fact, its Director General, Mr. Grossi, recently indicated that he was working with the Iranian administration to resume inspections and reiterated that there could be no solution other than a diplomatic one.
The NDP deplores the Carney government’s decision to blindly support this dangerous venture by Israel and Donald Trump’s administration. We want Canada to be a voice for diplomacy, peace, and international law."
Unfortunately Carney is stuck in a harder position. The NDP is free to make statements like this because they have no real significance, but Carney is still trying to thread the needle with the Americans on various trade matters so he can’t go straight to negative statements.
I don’t like it, this is the first time I’ve found myself seriously disagreeing with something Carney said, but at the same time I can’t really fault him too badly. Ultimately it’s more important what governments do rather than what they say, so we’ll see if Canada continues to stay firmly out of this one.
He could have made a simple statement urging calm and restraint. No need to take sides.
Not with the isreal lobby pulling the world leaders strings. Could use Donald to attack Canada for not helping them, you’ve seen isreal lash out at those who don’t support them.
Nah that’s a silly antisemitic trope, refuted easily by the simple fact that Canada recognized Palestine a few months ago.
Hmm true, maybe they were making nukes then… I seriously doubt at this stage carney would want to work with the US on anything with Donald around,
If he can talk about the issues of American hegemony at Davos, he can hold true to that word in a statement like this.
Oh no, the U.S. is gonna negatively affect trade with us… as if Trump isn’t literally out there threatening to abandon CUSMA, a deal that he made in his first term to replace NAFTA.
If their word never seems to matter, why should we hold ourselves to their standards?
Because we don’t want Donald to have a fit and send troups, he’s currently invaiding his second country this term and I doubt he’ll be stoping anytime soon.
Why bother trying to negotiate with the Americans? Iran was actively in peace talks with the US and Israel when this bombing happened. It further demonstrates that there’s no point negotiating with trump, he’s a bad faith negotiator
Agree. Why justify this type of incursion when we have literally been threatened?
“Negotiation” can be an attempt to come to a deal, or it can be an attempt to keep Trump distracted until some different jangly keys come along to occupy his attention.
He could have said nothing. It would have been cowardly, but slightly less so.
Yeah this is my thought too…like if you’re so scared that you can’t say what you think is right, fine…but keep your damn trap shut and quit licking boots.
Unless he actually believes in this…
How the fuck you think you know what he thinks? These types of comments are measured well, not just blurted out.
I get it, but why not just bide his time rather than support an illegal action.