The federal NDP has put forward a motion calling on Canada to officially recognize Palestine as a state, in part of a series of initiatives the party believes could expedite peace in Gaza and across the Middle East. David Akin explains how some MPs are reacting to the proposal, and how House leader Steven MacKinnon proposed a series of changes that somewhat watered down the motion.
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