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Question 3: The 1995 Policy Review and Since

Canada is a member of many international organizations, including the G8, NATO, the Commonwealth, La Francophonie, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Arctic Council. Should our participation in any of these be strengthened, or adjusted?

 

 
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Contributor:1859
Date: 2003-05-01 00:32:40
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In line with the 3'rd pillar of promoting our values abroad, we should emphasize participation in groups of democratic and like-minded nations, such as the G8 and NATO, and de-emphasize institutions which do not share these values. Sadly, the UN is no longer a respectable institution, when states such as Syria are on the security council and Libya heads the human rights commission. La Francophonie would not appear to include many nations like Canada. It was a travesty for our Prime Minister to share a conference table at La Francophonie with the leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah.
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