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Question 9: Prosperity

Should Canada focus on cultivating new economic partnerships with emerging powers such as China, India, Mexico and Brazil?

	Excerpt	Contributor	Date
view	The federal governmnent must be vigilant on provincial policies that may open the door to outside investment and privatization, profitization of health services and must ensure there are no openings for these to come in. Any breeches shold be dealth with swiftly and corrected. As it stands now, if a	1865	2003-05-01 04:58:31
view	If SARS has taught us anything, it's that economic stability cannot be ensured by a goverment with a history of human rights abuses and deception.	1866	2003-05-01 04:58:16
view	Yes. Lots of them, within the framework of international law and our broader policy of trying to make the world healthier and safer for all its people.	1864	2003-05-01 04:58:02
view	Hmm. Economic interests and security interests are difficult to separate, which is why it makes sense for Canada's major trading partners to be the United States, Western Europe, and Japan. Following this reasoning, it would make sense to try to develop trade with Mexico and Brazil (although t	russilwvong	2003-05-01 04:57:50
view	We should emphasize partnerships with nations that share similar cultural values: democracy, human rights, rule of law, fair employment practices and wages. Within the Americas, Mexico and Brazil would certainly qualify. Within Asia, Turkey, Israel and India would qualify.	1859	2003-05-01 00:55:45
view	Yes, but not exclusively. Canada must promote a more inclusive policy of all nations on the globe. The economic partnership should not be restricted to dollars; rather they should be tied to promoting the justice, peace and human security to all the citizens of the partnering country. Awad Lo	1853	2003-05-01 00:28:56
view	Yes. Canada should seek out or develop as many economic partnerships as possible, provided that the trading rules are fair and reasonable. Such activity is necessary in order to alleviate the decrease in sovereignty currently being experienced due to over-dependence on U.S. trade.	1754	2003-05-01 00:28:42
view	I favour economic partnerships which are true partnerships, in that they really benefit the people of both Canada and its partners. Unfortunately, many such partnerships have the odour of colonialism about them, when they are made between a highly developed country and a country which is less highl	1842	2003-04-30 21:32:08
view	If you want to have any relations with China I think it would diminish our reputation as peace keepers, since right now there are 1000 of people being detained for praticing Falun Dafa. Falun Dafa is not a threat to no government, country, indivual or anything else for that matter. As believe that	1828	2003-04-30 18:59:33
view	Yes, Canada should cultivate trade with all countries. When the bulk of trade is with one country Canada is pressured to comply with the dictates of that country.	1818	2003-04-30 18:38:20
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