Trudeau government’s commitment to nuclear disarmament questioned after UN vote

The defence and security philosophies of the U.S. and Great Britain may have influenced decision-makers in Global Affairs Canada, says analyst Tariq Rauf.
Rosemary McCarney is Canada's ambassador to the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. The Liberal government is taking heat for instructing Ms. McCarney's team to oppose a UN motion for a ban on nuclear weapons.
Critics are accusing the Trudeau government of failing an important test of global leadership by siding with the U.S. and other nuclear powers and voting against beginning negotiations on a potential UN treaty banning nuclear weapons, though the Liberals say these talks would likely prove fruitles...

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