Foreign pledges, UN ambitions clash with Tory budget plans to curb deficit
Foreign pledges, UN ambitions clash with Tory budget plans to curb deficit
Ted Jackson, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Affairs, comments on Canada’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council.
Source: The Canadian Press
Date: Sun Feb 28
Byline: Mike Blanchfield
If Finance Minister Jim Flaherty does not back the ambitious international rhetoric with some spending on Thursday, it could undermine Canada’s international aspirations, said Ted Jackson, a Carleton University expert on economic development and foreign aid.
“They do want to play in the international arena. The end game is . . . to get a seat on the Security Council. But I think they’re shooting themselves in the foot in a number of ways.”