A prescription for Canadian influence at the UN

If we really want to be leaders in the multilateral system, we have to offer more than platitudes and charm.

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland listens to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session on Sept. 21 at UN headquarters in New York. UN photograph by Cia Pak

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

October 11, 2017

OTTAWA—More than a decade ago, the foreign ministry had an “outreach” program, which consisted of speakers—many ambassadors, but often foreign service officers like me—who went across the country speaking to the public about foreign policy. One year, I spoke to more than 50 assemblies of s...

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