Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Again, thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
I want to thank Ms. Blais for bringing up the idea that the International Criminal Court has a role in prosecuting both sides of any conflict, and of course, we would expect that they would prosecute the terrorist organization that is Hamas.
We were happy to see the change from the Canadian government on the vote at the United Nations, but I want to get a better understanding of how the voting happens in the UN.
On November 10, at the UN General Assembly, Canada voted against a resolution that was condemning illegal settlements, going against Canada's own stated position.
In response, you tweeted,
Canadians need to ask our government, the rationale behind this devastating decision for Canada's standing in the world. From my experience, the [U.S.] did not ask us to side [with them]. We did this on our own. But why? Because the cost is enormous, we should be told the reason.
This vote was a month ago.
Do you have any further insight into why Canada would vote against its own policy at the United Nations while the illegal settlements are expanding and causing severe harm to any chance of a peace process being able to go forward?