The attention is all part of Canada’s campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Many analysts say Trudeau’s Africa tour may be too little, too late because Canada’s spending commitments on foreign aid and personnel contributions to UN peacekeeping are at all-time lows. “Without support on the African continent, Canada’s bid for the Security Council is a non-starter,” said Nicolas Moyer, the president of the Canadian Council for International Co-operation. ‘Africa doesn’t vote as a bloc’ “Africa doesn’t vote as a bloc,” said Chapnick, whose book examines the intricacies of Canada’s past Security Council bids. Canada also has an advantage over Ireland in West African countries because it is French speaking, said Chapnick.

Source: Huffington Post February 03, 2020 15:02 UTC