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Canada mobilizes campaign team for Security Council bid
By Chelsea Nash Feb. 8, 2017
Eight people are working on Canada's bid: six in Ottawa, two in New York.
Justin Trudeau speaks at the UN General Assembly in September 2016. UN photograph by Cia Pak
Global Affairs Canada has established a dedicated team to work on the government’s goal of winning a two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council beginning in 2021.
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