The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, in Ottawa in 2022. (Credit: AFP archives)
Canada is one of the few countries that sent its foreign ministers to the Paris conference on Thursday, held in support of 'the population and the sovereignty of Lebanon.' It was Melanie Joly who represented the Canadian government at this conference, which raised one billion dollars in aid for Lebanon, in addition to calling for an immediate cease-fire. How can a conflict that has already killed more than 2,500 people on the Lebanese side, mostly civilians, be brought to an end, and what role will Ottawa play in this process?You represented Canada at the Paris conference on Thursday. What contribution did your country make at this event?We decided to participate in this conference to reaffirm that Canada is a friend of Lebanon and to demonstrate our solidarity with the Lebanese people, at a time when civilians are suffering the...
Canada is one of the few countries that sent its foreign ministers to the Paris conference on Thursday, held in support of 'the population and the sovereignty of Lebanon.' It was Melanie Joly who represented the Canadian government at this conference, which raised one billion dollars in aid for Lebanon, in addition to calling for an immediate cease-fire. How can a conflict that has already killed more than 2,500 people on the Lebanese side, mostly civilians, be brought to an end, and what role will Ottawa play in this process?You represented Canada at the Paris conference on Thursday. What contribution did your country make at this event?We decided to participate in this conference to reaffirm that Canada is a friend of Lebanon and to demonstrate our solidarity with the Lebanese people, at a time when civilians are suffering the...
