Canada, spurned not long ago at the United Nations, is once again staking out a coveted spot at the foreign policy dais. Stephen Harper's third and final speech at the main policymaking organ of the United Nations was in 2014, when images of the prime minister addressing a sparsely attended room inspired mockery online. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/87XsbFbbF2 — @gmbuttsTrudeau has already announced Canada will seek a Security Council seat for a two-year term beginning in 2021. Trudeau, seen at UN headquarters, has announced Canada will mount a bid for a seat on the Security Council for 2021 an 2022. "Which just gives you some indication of the way his government felt about Canada and the United Nations," McCullough says.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2016 21:00 UTC