Canada
Foreign Minister John Baird
Canada has been a member of the United Nations since November 9, 1945. John Baird has served as the Canadian foreign minister since May 2011. The following is excerpted from Minister Baird’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on November 29, 2012, on the status of Palestine in the United Nations. Canada opposes the draft resolution in the strongest of terms because it undermines the core foundations of a decades-long commitment on the part of the international community and the parties themselves to a two-state solution, arrived at through direct negotiations. While we understand that a final resolution remains…
