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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Feb. 5, 2020, on the Hill, spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for Canada on the UN Security Council.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

February 17, 2020

TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for Canada on the UN Security Council. But why? Does the world need more Canada? Or is it about building a domestic political narrative? One reaso...

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