Feds risk coveting support of autocratic nations in UN Security Council bid, says Conservative MP

Peter Kent says Canada's campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council is a 'possible, even, likely motivation' for a vote supporting a pro-Palestine, anti-Israel resolution last month in the UN General Assembly.

Justin Trudeau campaigned on Canada's return to the UN Security Council during the 2015 election campaign, and reiterated that push during the Dec. 5 throne speech.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

December 11, 2019

As the Canadian government pushes for a coveted spot on the United Nations Security Council, Conservatives are questioning if principles will be pushed to the side in order to snag the vote of countries with questionable human rights records. At question is Canada's support for a November UN Genera...

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