Following the events in Iran, Alexandre Boulerice, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, issued the following statement:
"The NDP strongly condemns the American and Israeli bombings of Iran. This is a dangerous escalation that risks dragging the entire region into a major conflict. The oppressive and bloody regime of the Ayatollahs is reprehensible, but its nuclear program must be managed through the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In fact, its Director General, Mr. Grossi, recently indicated that he was working with the Iranian administration to resume inspections and reiterated that there could be no solution other than a diplomatic one.
The NDP deplores the Carney government’s decision to blindly support this dangerous venture by Israel and Donald Trump’s administration. We want Canada to be a voice for diplomacy, peace, and international law."
You mean the last five years during which, the WHO, a major UN agency played a key role in coordinating the international response to a global pandemic?
Or the last five years during which the WFP, another major UN agency has prevented starvation for millions of people, in places like Sudan and Yemen, and was instrumental in the Ukraine Grain deal?
Or are you talking about the UNCHR, aiding about 120 million refugees? Or maybe UNICEF, that manages the immunization of nearly half of all human children?
Is the UN perfect? No. Would the world be better without it? Fuck no.
If daydreaming is what keeps the world from turning into a hellscape, well daydream on brother.