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Canada: UN a failure, for which there is no solution
via Instapundit. EFLEditorial in the Globe and Mail By John Ibbitson With yesterdayâs landmark speech, Paul Martin tacitly acknowledged what Canadaâs foreign policy establishment has refused to accept for decades: that the United Nations is a failure, for which there is no solution. The Prime Ministerâs proposed alternative is a new international body, the G-20 summit of world leaders, representative of North and South, developed and developing, rich and poor: a working group unfettered by the UNâs bureaucracy and its anachronistic Security Council. It is a bold, though perhaps unworkable plan. But however it is ultimately greeted by the world community. Mr. Martinâs proposal at least recognizes and sets out to correct a fundamental flaw in Canadian foreign policy, one that has left us hostage to a dysfunctional world body whose interests are often irrelevant to Canadaâs. Da-yum! Preach it, brother! Read the rest at the link. Can we dare to hope the UNâs days are numbered? (Hopefully in the single digits.) Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-01 |
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