Conservatives Say Ottawa’s Palestine State Recognition ‘Sends the Wrong Message’

Conservative Party of Canada candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks during the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection candidate forum in Camrose, Alta., on July 29, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Conservatives say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at the U.N. this September “sends the wrong message.”

In a statement issued July 30 following Carney’s announcement, the Conservatives said that agreeing to a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel tells extremists “that violence and terror are effective tools for achieving political objectives.”