Hosting Montreal conference shows Canada is back on the global stage

If the goal was to show that Canada can be called upon to rally the international community around urgent global issues, it was achieved.

U2 frontman and philanthropist Bono shares a laugh with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Global Fund pledging conference in Montreal on Sept. 17. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Opinion

BY JULIA SáNCHEZ

September 21, 2016

Last weekend, the Canadian government successfully hosted the fifth Global Fund replenishment conference in Montreal. If the objective was to demonstrate that Canada can be called upon to rally the international community around urgent global issues, it was achieved. The fund almost reached the $13-...

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