Trudeau recommits to Agenda 2030 targets at UN General Assembly
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Learn English with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the United Nation's Summit of the Future in New York, where he delivered a keynote address on the need to address climate change, gender equality, and the need for a fair shot for every generation.
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As we meet here in New York at the UN General Assembly for this Summit of the Future, we're
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at a global inflection point. Faced with escalating instability undermining the very foundations
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of the international order, beset by the increasingly dire costs of climate change, contending with
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rising inequality that is leaving the most vulnerable behind, plagued by the erosion of
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women's rights, LGBT plus rights, and Indigenous rights, and grappling with dire humanitarian
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crises perpetuating record levels of displacement, we have a choice. On the one hand, we can bury our
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heads in the sand, eschewing multilateralism in favor of short-sighted self-interest, or we can
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recognize that collectively we have a responsibility to set our differences aside, to confront the
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serious global challenges, and to deliver on a pact for the future that builds a more peaceful world,
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but also one where everyone, every generation, has a real and fair shot. In Canada, that's what we are
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squarely focused on. As I travel across my country, Canadians of all walks of life, but particularly
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young Canadians, tell me that they're worried. They're worried about the state of the world and the
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future. But most importantly, they're worried about the very promise of Canada. The promise that if you
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work hard, you can do better than the generations that preceded you. That promise is slipping out of reach,
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so as a government, we are stepping up. The solution to anxiety and angst is not to deceive
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and deflect, but to take action. We know that confident, successful countries invest in their citizens,
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in their workers, in their middle class. In national $10 a day child care that saves families money,
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while ensuring women can choose the best path for themselves. In nutritious school meals, so our kids
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can focus on learning and growing. In an ambitious housing plan that will deliver good, abundant and
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affordable homes. In a national dental care program that in its first months has already delivered quality
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care to three-quarters of a million Canadians. In a growth and industrial strategy that creates good-paying,
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community-building, middle-class jobs, all while fighting climate change, these are choices that deliver
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on the promise of Canada for every generation. These choices reflect a commitment to investing in our
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people and in our future, but also a commitment to tackle global problems that we all share.
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Climate change and inflation don't stop at borders. Inequality is a problem for the entire world,
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for people from all walks of life. If we really want to serve our own citizens,
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we must together tackle the great global challenges.
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We should work within institutions such as the United Nations and renew our commitment
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to the Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030. We need to protect and support the rule of law and
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democratic values. We should spearhead efforts to reform the international financial institutions.
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We must put women's and girls' rights at the very heart of our efforts, much like we have done with our
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feminist international assistance policy. We must recognize also that rich countries such as Canada have a
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duty to fight climate change, which is what we're doing through our commitment of $5 billion
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towards global climate financing efforts. And we are the first big oil and gas-producing country
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to establish an emission ceiling in this sector.
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and we did so with the aspiration to build something better for today's generations, yes,
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but also for many generations to come. All of us gathered here have an opportunity to hold true
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to that mission, to fulfill the promise of our Pact for the Future to deliver fairness