M-113 State of Palestine
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Motion Text
That:
(a) the House recognize that,
(i) the right of peoples to self-determination is enshrined in legally-binding treaties to which Canada is party, including the United Nations Charter, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights,
(ii) Canada's official foreign policy states that Canada recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and supports the creation of a sovereign, independent, viable, democratic, and territorially contiguous Palestinian state, as part of a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace settlement,
(iii) the State of Palestine is recognized by 139 (72%) of 193 UN member states,
(iv) the State of Palestine meets all the requirements of statehood according to the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States,
(v) while resolving the current crisis requires not only a ceasefire, but a fair, viable, and lasting peace settlement negotiated between Palestinian and Israeli parties, the right of the Palestinian people to statehood, being a globally recognized right in the nature of a peremptory norm of international law, derogation from which is not permitted and which is of erga omnes character, is not legally susceptible to being made subject to negotiation; and
(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should officially recognize the State of Palestine.
(a) the House recognize that,
(i) the right of peoples to self-determination is enshrined in legally-binding treaties to which Canada is party, including the United Nations Charter, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights,
(ii) Canada's official foreign policy states that Canada recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and supports the creation of a sovereign, independent, viable, democratic, and territorially contiguous Palestinian state, as part of a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace settlement,
(iii) the State of Palestine is recognized by 139 (72%) of 193 UN member states,
(iv) the State of Palestine meets all the requirements of statehood according to the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States,
(v) while resolving the current crisis requires not only a ceasefire, but a fair, viable, and lasting peace settlement negotiated between Palestinian and Israeli parties, the right of the Palestinian people to statehood, being a globally recognized right in the nature of a peremptory norm of international law, derogation from which is not permitted and which is of erga omnes character, is not legally susceptible to being made subject to negotiation; and
(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should officially recognize the State of Palestine.
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- Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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- Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Joint Seconders (20)
Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.
Jointly seconded on Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Mike Morrice
Kitchener Centre
Lindsay Mathyssen
London—Fanshawe
Gord Johns
Courtenay—Alberni
Elizabeth May
Saanich—Gulf Islands
Jointly seconded on Thursday, February 15, 2024
Salma Zahid
Scarborough Centre
Arielle Kayabaga
London West
Laurel Collins
Victoria
Lisa Marie Barron
Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Bonita Zarrillo
Port Moody—Coquitlam
Leah Gazan
Winnipeg Centre
Niki Ashton
Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Alexandre Boulerice
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
Alistair MacGregor
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
Don Davies
Vancouver Kingsway
Lori Idlout
Nunavut
Brian Masse
Windsor West
Blake Desjarlais
Edmonton Griesbach
Matthew Green
Hamilton Centre
Jenny Kwan
Vancouver East
Jointly seconded on Saturday, February 17, 2024
Patrick Weiler
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country