Canada is joining the U.S. in cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO because it approved a Palestinian bid for full membership.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Tuesday the decision is not in the best interests of peace in the Middle East, so Canada is freezing all future voluntary contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Canada contributes about $10 million a year to the agency.
The United States has also announced it will pull its $60 million in funding from UNESCO, which depends heavily on American funding.
The UNESCO vote represented a fallback plan for the Palestinian leadership after its bid for U.N. recognition as a state and full membership in the global body foundered in September.
Its great to see some countries sticking up for what is right and not giving more funds to a joke of a organization. unesco is a discrace!!!
go Canada
You are no longer America light.you are light for the world!=Benven
Keep it going Harper and all those true friends of Israel in the Canadain parliament.
GO HARPER
G-D BLESS YOU!
if solly zajdel would have won it would be better
Go Habs Go!
harper still has another four years thats great
Once again, Canada & Prime Minister Harper show us that they are true Ohavai Yisroel.
VERY PROUD TO BE CANADIAN!!!!!
Go PM Harper!!!!!!!
G-D bless you!!!!!!!