SECURITY COUNCIL: ‘Remind us, why does Canada want a seat on the UN Security Council?’ Globe and Mail, 7 May 2018

Imagine it's January, 2021, and Canada is elected to the UN Security Council, achieving a major objective of Justin Trudeau's government. Canada is now 'back', sitting at the big table with the world's power brokers - China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France, the five permanent members of the Security Council - for the first time in 20 years. Why does Mr. Trudeau's government want so badly for Canada to be a member of the UN Security Council? For the foreign service, however, the reasons for pursuing a Security Council seat are powerful and worth the risks. 'Remind us, why does Canada want a seat on the UN Security Council?' Globe and Mail,7 May 2018