Mr. Dov Waxman at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 31st, 2024. See this statement in context.

October 31st, 2024 / 5:25 p.m.

Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Professor of Israel Studies, University of California Los Angeles, As an Individual

No, I don't believe that Canada should wait for other countries. I think other countries, including G7 members like Britain and France, are seriously considering taking this step at this time. In that respect, Canada wouldn't be a complete outlier. Even in the Biden administration, the State Department initiated a study.

I think it would be very much in accordance with this shift, but Canada would position itself in that respect as a leader. I don't think it needs to wait until other countries are willing—

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