As international tensions mount and the United States retreats from global leadership, Canada and like-minded countries must do what they can to sustain co-operation and the wobbling structures of a rules-based international system. Watch: Trudeau on why Canada wants a seat on the UN Security Council (note: poor audio quality at source). If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. Achieving universal agreement on reforming the WTO will be nigh impossible, but finding practical measures that can at least forestall the organization’s collapse may be achievable. Read Essential's ongoing research on the public response to Covid-19. It fell to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, also in Ethiopia to promote her country's competing UNSC bid, to reflect on the pitfalls of sitting at the world's biggest table. While Canada's votes in the UN General Assembly on the Israeli-Palestinian issue have produced tensions at home, a UNSC vote carries far more significance and would expose Canada to strong pressure from Washington, as well as from domestic lobbies. Because it's also a burden.". At the core of the UN is the Security Council, still the most important table in international politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discovers there are many hands to shake on Canada's way to the United Nations Security Council. In poll after poll, they express a desire for Canada to make a constructive contribution in world affairs – the furthest thing from isolationism. Oct 29, 2012. There is no guarantee of victory for Canada, but it is still worth the effort. Outside a bubble inhabited by the administrations of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the "deal of the century" peace plan drawn up by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been widely received as an attempt to legitimize future Israeli annexations. If a different Canadian government comes to power after next year’s federal election, it can promote its own set of priorities. Comments are welcome while open. Canada would then have to weigh the cost of irritating Washington against the cost of abandoning its principles on international law. 67% of Labor voters and 61% of Greens voters think there is a lot/some benefit but 55% of Liberal/National voters think there is little/no benefit. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. The Conservative Party leader, nicknamed "Iron Erna" in memory of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, says she sees the seat at the world's biggest table less as a prize, and more as a responsibility. That begs the question: does it really matter who wins? In a survey earlier this year, 88 per cent of Canadians indicated that supporting the UN was “important,” with 57 per cent calling it “critically important.” In 2016, more than three-quarters of Canadians said that seeking a Security Council seat should be a “priority” for Canada. However, those who dismiss the multilateralist inclinations of Canadians as naive “do-goodism” overlook the connection between these sentiments and our core foreign-policy interests. Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau, As Trudeau campaigns in Africa for UN Security Council seat, Norwegian PM is steps behind, Raptors team president joins Trudeau on African search for UN Security Council votes. Canada reverses UN stance on Palestinians in break with U.S. over settlements. Looking at the current composition of the council, it's not hard to see which country the Trump administration would choose as the easiest to lean on to take its side and save it the embarrassment of total isolation. "I don't want to do a competition saying Canada's bad at this and Norway's good at that, because we are in fact partners on so many issues," Solberg told CBC News. We are helped in this regard by being close to the United States without being the United States, by having a reputation for effective consensus-building and by being members of some of the world’s most important groupings, including the Group of Seven, the Group of 20, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – and, hopefully, the Security Council. Trudeau launches a charm campaign in Africa to win a Security Council seat. Third, serving on the council would strengthen Canada’s ability to assemble coalitions of like-minded states in order to address pressing problems outside the framework of the United Nations. Last week Australia won a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. 45% think there is a lot or some benefit in Australia having a seat on the UN Security Council and 36% think there is little or no benefit. How much of a benefit, if any, do you think there is for Australia in having a seat on the UN Security Council? The Trudeau government has adopted a fairly successful policy for handling the Trump administration: act friendly, lay low and try not to attract too much attention in the hope that it will one day all be over and normal programming will resume. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explains from Ethiopia Feb. 9 what he says is the value of Canada holding a seat on the UN Security Council. Most of the world’s conflicts, and almost a third of its displaced people, are in Africa. "It's about fighting for the rule of law in international politics, it's about fighting for multilateralism, it's about taking care of the big issues of the future: oceans, climate, gender equality, making sure the sustainable development goals are functioning. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Canada, an advanced but relatively small economy that depends on open international trade, has a clear interest in the system’s survival. The multilateralist impulses of Canadians, in other words, make good strategic sense. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Indeed, the matter before the Security Council this week is a perfect example of how membership has its burdens, as well as its benefits. Being on the council would make Canada a natural target for arm-twisting by a U.S. administration that doesn't hesitate to use trade as a threat to coerce other nations over non-trade issues.

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