Canada’s Approach to UN Politics: Hothouse Flower No More?
The late US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in channeling his inner William Wordsworth, once referred to Canada and our perceived moralizing as “the stern daughter of the voice of God.” Nevertheless, Canada persisted, its negotiating hand clear in the creation of the UN specialized agencies: the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Civil...