The Harper government also seems to feel we don't need to participate with other countries at the international level.
John Baird: Canada Not Vying For UN Security Council Seat In 2014
So much of the real Canada is being ignored and suppressed in order to create the illusion of a conservative Canada that only really exists in a few minds.
John Baird: Canada Not Vying For UN Security Council Seat In 2014
The decision not to mount a new campaign is reflective of a general policy of disengagement from multilateral organizations, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau suggested.
"We have traditionally and historically had a very strong role to play internationally, including through the UN," he said.
"And the sort of ... collective shrug by this government at the fact that for first time in the history of the UN we didn't win a seat on the UN Security Council, means that there is something going very wrong with this government's approach to international affairs."
So much of the real Canada is being ignored and suppressed in order to create the illusion of a conservative Canada that only really exists in a few minds.