He must not offend his base in the vote-rich rapey beheader community.
After multiple instances of being asked to defend its funding of UNRWA, the Trudeau government finally cut funding last week following a report alleging that up to a dozen of its employees were direct participants in the Oct. 7 massacres. And even then, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen was careful to stress that the suspension was temporary.
It’s far from the first time that UNRWA has faced accusations of terror links. It’s for this precise reason, in fact, that the government of Stephen Harper cut funding to the agency in 2010.
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fully restored UNRWA funding in 2016, the agency had not undergone any audits or reforms to address these claims. In fact, it was emerging from a series of public scandals in which UNRWA facilities had been used to store Hamas rockets, and UNRWA staff members had been found publicly encouraging violence against Jews.
But Trudeau blamed the Conservatives for cutting off the agency’s funding for “political reasons.” “Quite frankly, Canadians expect us to be helpful in the world,” Trudeau told the House of Commons upon the restoration of UNRWA funding.
It appears the Justin Trudeau hasn’t actually frozen any funding for UNRWA.
It appears they already transferred the payment, which isn’t due until the spring.
Is @HonAhmedHussen, Justin Trudeau’s minister lying, then? Or is he incompetent? Or is it both? #cdnpoli