Here’s a simple question for those who think it’s terrific news this country is going to campaign for one of the 10 non-permanent seats on the Security Council: How many of the current non-permanent members can you name?
Without checking I couldn’t name any. (They are Angola, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay and Venezuela.) Ten points if you got any. If you got more than one, you’re probably a foreign service officer. Diplomats are the people who seem most excited by the prospect of Canada’s getting back on the council, even if only for the allotted two-year …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen