Posted on 07/30/2011 2:25:18 PM PDT by Clive
OTTAWA -- Now this is rich.
Canada has been blasted at the United Nations by none other than the brutal and dangerous dictatorship of North Korea for boycotting the Conference on Disarmament while the backwards terrorist state is the temporary chair.
But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said he'll wear North Korea's criticism of Canada's principled foreign policy as a "badge of honour."
At a meeting of the General Assembly in New York Thursday, Canada voiced its concern that the disarmament body of the UN is "effectively broken" and again was critical of the move to make North Korea the body's chair.
But the North Korean delegate shot back, saying they have every right to chair the disarmament conference because they are a member of the UN, which should be a place for dialogue and multilateralism, not for Cold War-type "confrontation."
The North Korean delegate also blasted Canada for taking similar principled stances in the past, saying Canada has set a "very disgraceful precedent."
"It is not the first time by a Canadian delegate boycotting international forums "¦ and (setting) a very disgraceful precedent in the practice of international multilateralism," the North Korean delegate said. "This is the third time by a Canadian delegate to take such an action in the (Conference on Disarmament) in Geneva, and therefore the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) strongly condemns this behaviour of the Canadian delegate."
Baird said Saturday it's "absurd" and "ridiculous" to allow North Korea to chair the international Conference on Disarmament, and somebody had to stand up against it.
"Their record in arms proliferation is terrible. Their uranium enrichment program going on in the country now is of deep concern to Canada, and of course they pulled out of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty," Baird told QMI Agency Saturday. [...]
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If it weren’t so pathetic, it might be kind of funny.
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“But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said he’ll wear North Korea’s criticism of Canada’s principled foreign policy as a “badge of honour.”
Good for him!
Wish we’d done the same.
The UN has been taken over by insolent scum, energized by the pusillanimous obama regime. This crap will continue, and escalate, as long as we have cowardly losers in charge of the country.
Thanks for the pings, and Bump!
Iran should run the Human Rights Committee
Saudi Arabia is on the Women’s Rights Sub-Committee
Uganda should chair the Committee on Child Soldiers
Zimbabwe should be on the Economics Committee
makes just as much sense
Over the last couple of years, I have to say that I’m proud to be a Canadian again. Thank you Mr. Harper for having some moral backbone to stand up and say enough is enough.
...Ian.
Canada on Strike!
Read my tagline for a recent statement by PM Harper.
As long as the U.N. exists, The Onion will only be in second place in producting satire.
United Nations, irony is thy middle name.
I'm proud to have Canada as a neighbor. It does seem to be turning into quite a leader of the free world. Sad to say, but America seems to be all too quiet these days.
Wanna trade? ;)
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