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Canada in ‘good position’ for Security Council seat amid Chinese threats: ambassador

Amanda Connolly by Amanda Connolly
May 31, 2020
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Canada’s permanent representative to the United Nations isn’t saying whether he fears China could try to get countries not to vote for the Canadian bid for a Security Council seat in retaliation for the detention and extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Marc-Andre Blanchard was asked about what effect the ongoing diplomatic challenges with China over that case could have on the push.

READ MORE: Canada’s campaign for UN Security Council seat enters final stage

He said while it’s possible there could be some impact, every country will have their own reasons driving whether they vote for or against Canada’s bid.

“There are 193 reasons why the countries will vote or not vote for Canada,” Blanchard said, referencing the number of voting states at the United Nations.

“It’s not only one issue. Of course all issues have a certain degree of impact but I think in this case, in the case of the vote, Canada is actually in a good position.”

Canada is into the final weeks of a years-long quest for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council.

The former Conservative government lost its own bid for the seat in 2010 and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made winning one of the two-year rotating seats a top priority for his government.

The vote will take place in June 2020 with the winners taking their seats in January 2021.

Canada is competing against Norway and Ireland for one of the two Western Europe group seats.

And while the rotating seats don’t have anything near the power of the permanent member seats, which hold controversial veto power, Blanchard says the goal is the increased influence gained from being around the table.

READ MORE: China can’t afford to retaliate against Canada for Meng Wanzhou decision, experts say


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