After the world had gone through two world wars and the combined loss of approximately 100 million human lives—along with immeasurable suffering and economic losses—the United Nations was birthed on June 26, 1945 to:

“save succeeding generations from the scourge of war…to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights…to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.”

The purposes were grand and the hopes were high: to prevent the suffering and loss of life, which had engulfed the world twice over three decades. Lofty goals. Noble sentiments.

Unfortunately, good intentions are not enough. Since 1945, tens of millions have died in Communist countries, including the Soviet Union, China, various European “satellite nations,” Cuba, Vietnam, Cambodia, and North Korea. Various African nations, including Ethiopia, Somalia, the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Sudan have been—and some still are—the scenes of senseless butchery and cruelty.

Across the globe, the Cold War faded as Communism failed and the Soviet Union became unable to sustain the arms race and feed its people. Today, many of the battlefronts where massive exchanges of gunfire are taking place can be identified as springing from the attempts by radical Muslims to establish a worldwide caliphate by violence. The Middle East and North Africa are scenes of torture, mutilation, and genocide. In South Sudan, Christians continue to be martyred by Muslims. In Myanmar, it is the Rohingya Muslims who are being brutally exterminated by an ostensibly Buddhist regime.

I could go on and on but I want to get to my main point. The United Nations has not accomplished what it was formed to do. It cries “Peace, peace…” but there is no peace.

In addition to all the above atrocities and outrages, against which the UN seems so helpless, there is yet a greater tragedy, at least in terms of numbers. Since 1920, over 1 billion little people worldwide have been killed by abortion. Currently about 56 million babies are killed by abortion each year in countries around the world. many of those countries claiming to be “civilized.” That means that every two years, more babies are killed by abortionists than all the soldiers and civilians who perished in the ten years of World Wars I and II combined.

The UN has been as helpless and ineffective in protecting the human rights of the pre-born as it has been in preventing armed conflict. While it has spoken about the right to life of every human being, it has stood by and allowed the mass killing of the most vulnerable human beings on earth, babies in the womb. For years pro-life advocates have lobbied the UN to at least prevent it from promoting abortion, while poor-choicers, including some of Canada’s official representatives, have lobbied for increased abortion under the guise of “women’s reproductive rights.”

Now, according to Austin Ruse, President of C-Fam, “…a UN human rights committee proposes to deliberately exclude the unborn child from protection under international law.” This is very concerning but not altogether surprising. Anti-life groups have been pushing this agenda for years, along with radical gender policies, pro-Islamic policies, and regular condemnation of the nation of Israel, the only true democracy in the Middle East. We are grateful for Canadian pro-lifers like Denise Mountenay (Canada Silent No More), Real Women, and others who have consistently represented the interests of the pre-born in various UN committee meetings and we hope they will continue to do so.

How can we best approach issues dealing with an increasingly hostile United Nations? This week US President Donald Trump let the world know that he will no longer “certify” the US-Iran nuclear deal, since he sees that the Iranian mullahs are not only failing to keep their part of the bargain but are using the time gained to continue in their pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Canada can and should adopt a similar stance with every institution and every agreement that is plainly not working. Since the UN has failed to accomplish its objectives and seems to be using its prestige and clout to push an agenda undermining human and family values, we should consider withdrawing our support from this engine of world domination. We have enough challenges at home; we don’t need unworkable international obligations.

Prime Minister Trudeau (the current one) has famously said that Canada is the world’s “first post-national state.” Big mistake. He also said, ‘’There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada.’’ By attempting to make Canadians members only of a world community, with no national identity, no “mission statement” or unique expression of our national character, he has undermined our only hope for true social justice in a world gone mad.

We cannot sit back and wait for all the nations of the world to adopt democratic and compassionate principles. Instead, we as a nation should strive to rebuild the crumbling foundations of our own unique nation-state, reclaim and recommit to the foundational principles that have made Canada one of the best places on earth to live.

If you want to help the Christian Heritage Party bring biblical moral values and time-tested social and economic principles back to Ottawa, where we can demonstrate those values for a hurting and lost world, join us and help us make a difference!