We’re back!

If Canada continues to say one thing while doing another, it's only a short time until our international colleagues' patience wanes and Justin Trudeau's hopeful proclamation rings hollow.

Here comes sunny: Just over a year ago, freshly elected Justin Trudeau broadcast his intention to revive Canada's reputation as a progressive, co-operative and inclusive nation to the international community. But is that how Canada will be represented at the Convention on Biological Diversity's 13th Conference of the Parties (COP 13) in Cancun, Mexico, this month, writes Jay Ritchlin. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JAY RITCHLIN

December 5, 2016

VANCOUVER—"We're back." Just over a year ago, freshly elected Justin Trudeau jubilantly broadcast his intention to revive Canada's reputation as a progressive, co-operative and inclusive nation to the international community. But is that how Canada will be represented at the Convention on Biologic...

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