Is Canada still a good international citizen?

Author Rahul Chandran
In the last decade to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Canada can play a renewed global leadership role

Why It Matters

From global pandemics to the climate emergency, it’s no secret that our world is facing serious challenges. Canada is getting global points for simply not breaking things. But it’s not good enough in the last decade to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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