Bob Rae was caught on a hot microphone, just after he joined in calls for a ceasefire in Gaza late Tuesday.
“We’ll see how that flies,” Canada’s ambassador at the United Nations said, off camera, after telling the UN general assembly that Canada supports the “humanitarian ceasefire” proposed in a resolution that was supported by 153 countries and opposed by just 10.
Whether his comment was made in exasperation at having to relay support for a ceasefire that he does not agree with, only he knows (and he’s not saying).
The question is: what does Canada stand for?”
Canada is exposed as an undependable, unprincipled ally.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, the prime minister said that it is impossible to “find a mythical fine line of a balanced position,” which is why he should have stuck with the line of resolute and principled support for an ally in time of trial.
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