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‘Hurricane Bob’ Rae says he’s leaving the United Nations with no regrets
Bob Rae concludes a five-year term marked by steady engagement on human rights, climate, and global crises during a turbulent geopolitical period, ending Nov. 17, 2025.
- Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, is leaving his position on Nov. 17 after a five-year term filled with global crises, stating he has "no regrets" about his approach.
- Rae highlighted Canada's steady engagement on important issues, particularly women's rights in Afghanistan and global finance reform, despite being turned down for a podcast to discuss these topics with UN players.
- During his tenure, Rae expressed strong views on issues like the ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh and criticized Azerbaijan's actions as a failure of global diplomacy, which contrasted with Canada's official stance.
- Rae believes his successor will continue to champion human rights while emphasizing the need for advanced economies to address their own populations' needs amid global crises.
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‘Hurricane Bob’ Rae says he’s leaving the United Nations with no regrets
OTTAWA - Bob Rae knows that as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations he had a habit of going off-message with Global Affairs Canada but he has not regrets.
·Toronto, Canada
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'Hurricane Bob' Rae says he's leaving the United Nations with no regrets
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA — The outgoing Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations, Bob Rae, is "like Edith Piaf" and "does not regret anything" about his frank talk or his public comments, which at times went further than what the federal government was prepared to declare itself. He who will soon give his place to former Minister David Lametti sesclaffe after having slipped, in an interview with La Presse canadienne, this reference to one of the successes of th…
·Richelieu, Canada
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