Canada’s Parliament unanimously approved declaring the Russian invasion of Ukraine an act of genocide. The proposal approved this Wednesday by the House of Commons, which had been presented by the deputy Heather McPherson, of the Social Democratic New Democratic Party (NDP), exposes the acts of murder of civilians, rape, torture and kidnapping attributed to the invading Russian forces and assures that they constitute a genocide. The Ukrainian legislature passed a similar resolution 10 days ago.
The motion approved in Canada indicates that the crimes are committed “by the armed forces of the Russian Federation, led by President Vladimir Putin and others in the Russian Parliament.” The “mass atrocities” include “systematic instances of the deliberate killing of Ukrainian civilians and the desecration of corpses,” torture, rape, and the “forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russian territory.” In approving the motion, the House of Commons recognized “that the Russian Federation commits acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people,” according to the document.
Canada, which is one of the main allies of the Ukrainian authorities since the 2014 revolution that overthrew the pro-Russian government of Viktor Yanukovych, has taken measures to facilitate the reception of Ukrainian refugees, has imposed sanctions on Russia and has accelerated the shipment of advanced weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces. After the approval of this non-binding initiative, which does not oblige the government to take any action, but which urges it to take greater action against Russia, McPherson criticized the slowness in the application of sanctions against Russia, asked the executive of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau more forceful measures against Moscow and was satisfied with the support of all the political groups for her proposal.
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“This is a tool to urge our government to do more, to say that the conflict in Ukraine is not over, that the support we have been providing has not been enough, and we have to do more for the people of Ukraine,” the statement said. legislator. McPherson also advocated greater financial support for the International Criminal Court so that it has the necessary resources to investigate the Russian genocide in Ukraine.
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly also said that his country sought to be the first of the G7 to expropriate Russian assets to pay compensation to Ukraine. “We are seeking the ability not only to seize, but also to authorize the confiscation of the property of sanctioned individuals and entities and allow us to compensate (Ukrainian) victims afterwards,” Joly said. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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