The Globe's question has been asked many times, and there has never been a clear answer as to why we are going. Certainly not  a clear answer from Trudeau, who has never met a shop worn phrase and platitude that he wasn't quick to exploit. This has been as most critics have suggested ,about getting a seat on the UN's Security Council, and even that when you look at it , begs the question as to why. It's not as if there is great status with this organization, and the permanent members like China and Russia, turn the whole thing into a farce.