Despite an expensive campaign, Canada received just 108 votes in its latest bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) while Norway and Ireland received 130 and 128 votes respectively. While Canadian Prime Ministry Justin Trudeau invested the equivalent of 1.74 million United States dollars by employing 13 full-time staff members and inviting diplomats to a Celine Dion concert in New York, Ireland spent $800,000 while Norway spent 2.8 million United States dollars.
The 108 votes this year is less than the 114 votes received in 2010, when Canada last attempted for a position on the UNSC.
The United Nations Security Council is made up of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America) that hold veto power alongside 10 non-permanent members that are elected on two-year terms. The UNSC is able to determine how the United Nations should respond to conflicts around the world, impose international sanctions, and authorize peacekeeping operations when deemed necessary.
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