Therefore, this Western initiative appears disconnected from reality, possibly serving to alleviate guilt and create a facade of innocence. IMAGE: Our Palestine, We Will Never Forget YouThis philosophy of resettlement over return became Canada’s steadfast policy, perfectly aligning with Israeli interests. Today, Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian statelet on the fragments of the 22% of Palestine it helped to dismember is the culmination of this century-long project. Until then, the words of the Canadian state are as empty as the promises made to Chief Sitting Bull, and its “peace” is as violent as the dispossession described by Chief Tecumseh. This recognition is not a step toward justice but the ultimate act of Canadian settler-colonial hypocrisy.