Canada welcomes UN body’s decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
The plane was shot down on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, including one Canadian.
Global Affairs Canada says the UN body has found Russia breached an obligation not to use weapons against a civil aircraft in flight under the Convention on Internation