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Contributor: ninja
Date: 2003-02-13 17:47:11
In its 1995 Foreign Policy Review, Canada in the world, our government has adopted human security as the core concept that would guide our international actions. By engaging civil society, the former minister of Foreign Affairs Loyd Axworthy thaught that there were peaceful solutions to world problems.
By pushing for the adoption of a landmine treaty and the International Court of Justice, Canada took a strong stance in the defense of humane internationalism.
I believe we should continue on this path, and even going further. Promoting human emancipation could be a strong guideline orienting Canadian foreign policy. That includes peacekeeping intervention where failed states cannot ensure the protection of their citizens but also sustainable development - to provide food relief and organizational support to the world's poors, which accounts for 1/3 of humanity.
At the same time we need to be more focus like Denmark or Holland by defining our comparative advantages. Since Pearson, we have proven to be good a conflict mediation and in the promotion of sound international human-rights oriented institutions. By concentrating our effort in specific regions that appealed to Canadians interests (E.g Latin America, Africa), we could make a difference.
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