What has happened to Canada’s principled foreign policy? In a 2014 speech to the Israeli Knesset, Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared to the world that “…it is thus a Canadian tradition to stand for what is principled and just, regardless of whether it is convenient or popular.” Today, Canada has abandoned that legacy, and cowered to international pressure, by prematurely recognizing a Palestinian state built entirely on empty promises from the Palestinian Authority (PA). The PA has shown tim