After three years of observing Justin Trudeau’s approach to prime ministering, it should be obvious to Canadians why the Liberal leader puts such weight on obtaining a seat on the UN Security Council.
It’s a temporary position, lasting just two years. It’s one of 10 secondary seats, subservient to the five permanent members — China, Russia, Britain, France and the U.S. — that enjoy veto power. It’s mostly symbolic, given that any of the five can arbitrarily overrule the other 14. The chief attraction is an opportunity to deliver stirring declarations on matters of high principle, regardless of whether concrete action ensues.
It is, in other words, the essence of Justin Trudeau’s personality and politics.
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