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Foreign Affairs committee I wouldn't describe any of the actions as red lines, per se, other than the fundamental principles we have reiterated, including those you mentioned.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee Nothing that we've characterized in that way.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee I believe it was 12.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee It's 33,000 overall, 13,000 in Gaza.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee The department considers UNRWA to be a UN organization or a sub-body that belongs to the UN family. We do not—
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee Not that I'm aware of. No country has referred to UNRWA as a terrorist organization.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee We believe that UNRWA is an absolutely essential organization in the current context to be able to deliver humanitarian assistance to people in grave need in Gaza, not just because of the internal networks that they run to deliver humanitarian assistance but also because they are the organization that other humanitarian actors use inside Gaza.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee That's correct.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee There's no precision yet.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee Mr. Chair, I can address this. I had the pleasure of accompanying Minister Joly on her trip to the Middle East and I was part of those meetings. I can say that this was actually addressed at quite some length in a round table with women's rights advocates, particularly experts on sexual and gender-based violence, with the First Lady of Israel and then in a follow-up conversation with President Herzog of Israel.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee In response to your first comment, I will personally commit to providing you with the missing answers to the questions that were asked at the December 6 meeting. I assure you that it will be done as soon as possible. With regard to humanitarian aid in Gaza, Canada's position is that the current situation, however you describe it, is tragic.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee The number of tools at the government's disposal to put pressure on Iran, and to make Iran accountable for its actions in the region, is obviously very wide. The state of Iran is already listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. As for decisions that could be made in the future regarding the IRGC, this is a decision the government will make.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee It's a policy decision. I couldn't speak for the Prime Minister on this. We are there to provide options. We provide these options to the government so they can make policy decisions.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee A lot of sanctions are in place to help put pressure on Iran. You would be familiar with those. I forget the exact number, but we have already listed hundreds of IRGC officials, and our sanctions regime is designed precisely to address what you're referring to.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque
Foreign Affairs committee UNRWA is a UN organization guided by UN rules. It employs 33,000 people—13,000 in Gaza alone. The allegations that were made were initially against 11 or 12 individuals. We immediately saw UNRWA take measures to suspend these individuals. Ever since that, a number of measures have been taken by UNRWA itself to review its processes and to review its processes for clearing employees.
March 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Alexandre Lévêque