Canada Abstains From UN Vote on Palestinian Membership – May 10, 2024

11/05/2024 29 min
Canada Abstains From UN Vote on Palestinian Membership – May 10, 2024

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Episode Synopsis

Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations explains why Canada abstained from a UN General Assembly vote to grant the Palestinian delegation full membership.

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Mostafa Askari, chief economist with the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, discusses the Bank of Canada's Financial Stability Report.