Yet there is no doubt there is more enthusiasm about the United Nations than the Harper government ever mustered. He took exception to the human rights council, which he accused of political manoeuvring, and called on the UN to reform its oversight mechanisms. Other members include Tunisia, Uganda and Egypt, recently described by Human Rights Watch as being a country in the midst of a “human rights crisis,” where protests and opposition groups are banned. “The United Nations was set up not to get us to heaven but only to save us from hell,” he said. If the Trudeau government remains conscious of those limitations, its renewed enthusiasm can be welcomed — cautiously.

Source: National Post September 19, 2016 21:56 UTC