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Carney would continue funding UNRWA if elected prime minister

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said he would continue funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees if elected prime minister.

Quinn Patrick
Apr 17, 2025
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Source: The Canadian Press, POOL

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said he would continue funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees if elected prime minister. He made the comments during Wednesday’s federal leadership debate in Montreal.

When asked about international aid, Carney was questioned specifically on whether he would maintain taxpayer funding for UNRWA—a controversial agency with ties to Hamas and the Chinese state-run Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

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