OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking members of the United Nations to counter growing political polarization abroad while taking shots at Conservative rhetoric at home.

Joly put women’s rights and international law at the centre of her address to the UN General Assembly, in what could be the Trudeau government’s last speech at the annual gathering of leaders and ministers in New York.

'Some of the loudest voices claiming to speak for freedom are the ones trying to redefine that word for their own purposes,' she said Monday{ai:summary}<p>Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly urged UN members to address rising political polarization globally, while criticizing Conservative rhetoric in Canada. She emphasized women's rights and international law during her address, potentially marking the Trudeau government's final speech at the UN.</p><p>#politics</p>

Joly attacks political polarization in maybe final Trudeau government UN General Assembly speech

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