Liberals have proposed a debate on Iran war, federal House leader says
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Steven MacKinnon said the government has proposed that a debate on the hostilities in Iran and the impact for Canadians abroad be held in the House of Commons.
Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has proposed to debate the turmoil in the Middle East on Monday evening, following a weekend meeting of ministers that discussed the issue.
Steven MacKinnon, who is also transport minister, said in a Sunday post on X the government has proposed to opposition parties that a debate on the hostilities in Iran and the impact for Canadians abroad be held in the House of Commons.
Media representatives for the NDP and Conservative parties did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday, and Carney’s office didn’t respond when asked if the prime minister would attend the debate.
The Prime Minister’s Office said in a readout late Sunday that Carney convened the Incident Response Group with ministers and senior officials earlier in the day to discuss the ongoing hostilities.
It said the meeting “focused on efforts to protect Canadians in the region and work with partners to de-escalate the conflict.”
“Canada was not consulted, did not participate, and has no plans to participate in the offensive actions against Iran that are being undertaken by the U.S. and Israel,” the PMO readout stated.
“The initial conflict has spread widely as a result of attacks by Iran and its proxies on other countries across the broader Middle East.”
The PMO also said in a separate readout that Carney and U. S. President Donald Trump spoke Sunday afternoon on issues including developments in the Middle East, the economy and trade. No other details of the conversation were provided, other than that the leaders “agreed to remain in close contact.”
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Steven MacKinnon said the government has proposed that a debate on the hostilities in Iran and the impact for Canadians abroad be held in the House of Commons.
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