Canada’s commitments to United Nations pacts have motivated policy decisions in many ways over the years.
In September, Canada ratified the U.N.’s new Pact for the Future, a broad agreement that aims to strengthen previous pacts and sets goals for many areas of governance, including the internet, artificial intelligence, plastic waste, and weapons.
The wording of U.N. agreements is often broad and it can be hard to tell how they will be enacted in each member state. A look at Canada’s actions on previous U.N. agreements may give an idea of what is to come under the Pact for the Future….