{"id":258581,"date":"2020-06-18T23:40:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T03:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258581"},"modified":"2025-01-08T00:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T05:28:55","slug":"canada-loses-bid-for-un-security-council-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/18\/canada-loses-bid-for-un-security-council-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada loses bid for UN Security Council seat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canada needed 128 votes from UN nations but fell short at 108.<\/p>\n
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Norway received 138 and Ireland 128 in the first round. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TRENTON, Canada<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Canada lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat Wednesday, and pro-Palestinian groups pointed to the country\u2019s weak criticism of Israel\u2019s plan to annex parts of the West Bank as the reason.<\/p>\n

The two available seats went to Ireland and Norway.<\/p>\n

The Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East organization stated that the defeat was attributable to \u201cCanada\u2019s failure to demonstrate leadership on human rights and international co-operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent months, [Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau has also been relatively quiet on the threats of Israeli annexation, especially when compared to the vocal and long-standing condemnations from competitors Norway and Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel officials have said they will proceed with plans to annex about a third of the West Bank, a move that outraged most nations and is illegal under international agreements and law.<\/p>\n

Canada needed 128 votes from UN nations but fell short at 108. Norway received 138 and Ireland 128 in the first round.<\/p>\n

Trudeau had lobbied hard for the seat, making at least 60 calls to representatives of other countries.<\/p>\n

Earlier Wednesday before the vote, Trudeau said a loss would not mean an end to Canada\u2019s initiative to fight climate change and improve the economies of poorer nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the things that we will continue to do into the future, regardless,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it certainly would be nice to have that extra lever of a seat on the Security Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada expected the European countries to vote for their neighbors Norway and Ireland and Trudeau was not happy about pitting Canada against the two countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unfortunate that we\u2019re in a situation of having to compete against friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

“This must act as a wake-up call to the Liberal government and a message to Canadians: Canada is not doing enough,” said Jack Harris, the New Democrat Party\u2019s foreign affairs critic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPrime Minister Trudeau announced in 2015 that ‘Canada is back!<\/p>\n

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‘, but there is little to show for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the defeat does not spell the end of the line for Trudeau.<\/p>\n

“This is not a leaders’ popularity contest; it is about perceptions of Canada’s effectiveness on the world stage compared to Norway and Ireland,\u201d said Bessma Momani, an international affairs expert at the University of Waterloo.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanadians can vote on Trudeau in the next federal election, and we need to remember this is a vote for Canada and not our PM.\u201d\u00a0(Anadulo)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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