The meeting, held in Parliament, was frankly cordial and gave the participants a better understanding, on the eve of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh, of the current situation in Palestine and the importance of Canada’s role, both on the diplomatic level and in terms of public development aid to the Palestinian nation.
Réal Ménard, MP for Hochelaga, and the Honourable Senator Lucie Pépin, the Association’s co-chairs, criticized the Canadian government for refusing to receive Minister Barghouti during his stay in Canada.
