On Wednesday during the United Nation’s 60th session of the commission on the status of women, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who has won the hearts of many (especially the women) said that he is proud to call himself a feminist.
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“Canada is ready to take a seat at the Security Council…”
It’s something Trudeau promised during the election campaign.
Trudeau’s announcement at the U.N.in front of about 300 diplomats, staffers and others came after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Canada and meeting with Trudeau last month.
Canada served six times on the Security Council, once every decade since the late 1940s, before it was upset by tiny Portugal in 2010, a defeat that was blamed on a lacklustre attempt by a Conservative government that wasn’t overly fond of the United Nations to begin with. The Council consists of five permanent members – the US, Britain, France, Russia and China – and ten revolving members that each hold two-year terms. If elected this time, this would be the country’s seventh term on the Council.
That might be good for business, but will it endanger Canada’s chances for the two open UN Security Council seats when up against Ireland and Norway?
Asked about whether there was a preference for a stronger or weaker Canadian dollar, Trudeau said that for countries that try to exert control over monetary policy or the price of their currency, “it doesn’t end well”.
So when asked yet again on Bloomberg News (owned by Trump-critic and Trudeau-admirer Michael Bloomberg) about the possibilities of working with a president Trump, Trudeau explained that the Canada-U.S. bond goes beyond the relationship between two individuals or between ideologies.
“There needs to be a little bit of sophistication”, the prime minister replied.
Trudeau also confirmed that his nation will lend greater support to UN-led worldwide peace operations, although he provided no immediate details.
The United Nations has retracted a statement saying Canada will resume contributing funds to the U.N. relief agency that aids and protects Palestinian refugees.
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“Given our modest size, it’s not through weight of numbers that we can make a massive difference, but through the quality of our engagement”, said Trudeau, adding it was too early to say what exactly Canada might offer and where.
