Champagne Campaigns for Security Council in Trudeau’s Place at Caribbean Summit

Champagne Campaigns for Security Council in Trudeau’s Place at Caribbean Summit
Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Feb. 9, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrapped two days of meetings at a summit with Caribbean leaders saying he’s confident he was campaigning among “family” for support for Canada’s election to the United Nations Security Council.

Champagne replaced Justin Trudeau at the Barbados event because the prime minister chose to stay in Canada to address ongoing protests over Indigenous land rights and a B.C. pipeline.