At least 19 Liberals back platform endorsed by group that celebrated October 7 massacres

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At least 300 federal candidates, including 19 Liberals, have lent their names to an initiative bearing explicit links to one of Canada’s most radical anti-Israel groups.

As of press time, the website VotePalestine.ca lists more than 330 candidates who have expressed “full” endorsement of their “Palestine Platform.”

The platform calls on Canada to recognize Palestinian statehood without any caveat that Hamas be removed from power in Gaza.

It demands broad Government of Canada sanctions on anything connected to Israel, including “cultural and academic exchanges.”

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It also calls on Canada to further increase foreign aid to UNRWA, a UN aid agency that has faced repeated scandals due to its links to Palestinian terrorism. As recently as August, the UNRWA fired nine employees for allegedly participating in the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel.

VotePalestine is closely associated with Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), one of the central organizers of Canadian anti-Israel blockades and street demonstrations over the last 18 months.

PYM is also repeatedly recorded as having celebrated the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel.

While the attack was still occurring, PYM