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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Harper: Destroying Canada's International Reputation

Canada’s decade of diplomatic darkness

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, observers should not expect a warming in Canada’s attitude toward the world body.

Since Mr. Harper failed to win Canada a Security Council seat in 2010, he and his ministers have derided the UN for its “moral relativism.” He has twice taken the unusual step of travelling to New York during the fall gathering of world leaders but pointedly declining to address the General Assembly – a clear, even petulant snub.

Read More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/canadas-decade-of-diplomatic-darkness/article20745304/?cmpid=rss1&click=dlvr.it

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