Canada fails to win seat on UN Security Council, in major blow to Trudeau’s foreign policy record

Norway and Ireland received 130 and 128 votes, respectively, to Canada's 108. The minimum number of votes needed for a seat on the UN Security Council was 128.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been on the phone in recent weeks, talking to various world leaders. In some of those conversations, he brought up the topic of Canada's UN Security Council campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 17, 2020

In a major blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's foreign policy record, Canada lost its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council. Canada was competing with Ireland and Norway for two temporary seats on the council in the Western Europe and Others bloc. Norway and Ireland received 130 and 128 vot...

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