Canada is throwing its hat in the ring for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, pledging to advance issues from online speech to access to abortion.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will announce this afternoon Canada's candidacy to sit on the council for 2028 to 2030, through an election that will likely take place in 2026.
Canada plans to echo the Harper government's focus on freedom of religious beliefs, while tying it to anti-racism programs and advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples worldwide. It also issues reports on human-rights issues in general, such as Iran's ongoing crackdown on women's rights. Another part of the bid will be about responding to climate change in a way that includes protecting people who face the brunt of shifting weather patterns and continuing work to reform global financing for smaller countries who face frequent natural disasters.
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