CANADA-THE GREAT CONVENER OF THE GREAT RESET

    Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly gave us a glimpse into the mindset of the Trudeau government last week when she described Canada’s role in international affairs as a convener of meetings. “We’re a middle-sized power and what we’re good at is convening and making sure that diplomacy is happening and convincing other countries to do more,” Joly said on CTV’s Power Play.
    This interpretation of Canada’s role in the international order is consistent with the Trudeau government’s perception of itself as the Great Convener of meetings in the Great Reset — when the world will embrace green energy, emerging triumphantly from the pandemic, inflation, a global energy crisis and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
    This shouldn’t be surprising given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s perception of his job, as described by then conflict of interest commissioner Mary Dawson when she ruled in 2017 that he broke four sections of the Conflict of Interest Act by accepting free vacations on the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas.