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Question 1: The 1995 Policy Review and SinceWhich values and interests bear most fundamentally on Canada's foreign policy? How can Canada's foreign policy better reflect the concerns and priorities of Canadians? |
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| Contributor: | 1873 |
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2003-05-01 09:33:44 |
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As a native-born Canadian now residing outside of the country, I am often frustrated at how many people from other countries view us as just a northern apendage of the U.S.A..
The contributions of Canadian foreign policy are simply not well known by the world. I believe that we need to educate both our own young people through our school system and other nations as to our engagement in this oh-so-global economy and culture.
Canadian foreign policy at its best stands for fairness to individuals, support of third world countries without expecting a cash return and peaceful solutions in war-torn areas. These are, I believe, Canadian values worth preserving and promoting.
We can't both continue to depend so heavily on any one economy as we do the U.S. economy and then expect them and the world to respect us as an independent neighbOUr and an international partner which spells out its foreign policy differently.
Canadians need to take a deep breath and participate in a binding national referendum on foreign policy. A poll that registers our willingness to quickly integrate with the U.S. or to seek more international trade treaties, such as one with the EU, that would allow us to take our rightful place as an honest broker, a middle power upholding Canadian values and a friend and partner to the world.
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