We lost the Security Council vote in 21 seconds. Now what?

Losing the vote for the UN Security council shows Canada needs to put its money where its mouth is, write Erika and Michael Simpson.

Canada failed to secure enough votes for a Security Council seat, losing to Norway and Ireland on June 17. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON

June 17, 2020

Any popularity contest, whether it be high school or the UN Security Council speaks volumes about the voters, and not just about the aspiring leader. What do they value? What do they want from their leadership? In 21 very long, silent seconds, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answered that question in ...

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