Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr. Devlen, for appearing.
You recently co-wrote an article indicating that the UN has shown itself to be irrelevant on things that matter. You wrote that in our current era, multilateralism has been overtaken by minilateral agreements between like-minded states, arrangements such as the quadrilateral security dialogue and AUKUS.
Global Affairs Canada, in its discussion paper, “Future of Diplomacy”, recommends strengthening Canada's presence at the UN.
Do you agree with that recommendation? Why or why not?