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Reasons for Dubbing 2010 UN Snub of Canada a ‘Badge of Honour’ Still Relevant Today

Reasons for Dubbing 2010 UN Snub of Canada a ‘Badge of Honour’ Still Relevant Today
The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the Venezuelan crisis at the United Nations in New York City on Feb. 26, 2019. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
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In a speech that criticized his successors, former prime minister Brian Mulroney called on Canada to beef up its place and spending in the world. He wants more foreign spending and a U.N. Security Council seat for Canada. Such remarks were music to the ears of the United Nations Association in Canada audience gathered in Toronto last week to hear him.

Lee Harding
Lee Harding
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Lee Harding is a journalist and think tank researcher based in Saskatchewan, and a contributor to The Epoch Times.
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