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Canadian Foreign Policy

 

            Does Canada have an Independent Foreign Policy?.
             Canada, a Nation Ahead of it's Time?.
             The question regarding "Does Canada have an independent foreign policy?- must first be deconstructed before it can be answered. Firstly, the nation of Canada' must be defined. Canada is the north most nation of North America, formerly a colony of both Britain and France contributing to multilingual culture, with a wide array of environmental landscapes, on either side of the nation are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The country is comprised of 10 provinces and 3 territories and has a population of approximately 31,499,560 (Statistics Canada). Secondly the word Independent' must be defined, Webster's 10th Collegiate Dictionary defines it as: Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing. This definition must be expanded to say that independent includes a free will of the government to conduct foreign affairs as they feel is in the best interests of the people who reside in the country. Finally and most importantly Foreign policy must be defined. Webster's 10th Collegiate Dictionary defines 'foreign policy' as "the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states." Sovereign means having absolute power within a limited scope: the borders of a country. Foreign policy can further be expressed as the diplomatic strings which hold this world together. The actions of one state affect the people in other states. The best example of the actions of states being affected by other nation's policy is with regards to war. When a country is at war, even if it is civil war it affects other states because of things like refugees fleeing a war torn homeland in hope for a peaceful settlement. It also affects countries with operations inside the war torn country. This example illustrates that the actions of one states policy affects others. These explanations of the key terms in the question regarding whether or not: Canada has an Independent Foreign Policy' will allow for an examination into three case studies regarding Canada's policy towards other states.


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1. Canada's Foreign Policy

There is no clear definition of foreign policy, but there are at least three different concepts, that should be addressed. ... This means that a state foreign policy will be "the general tendencies and principals that underlie the conduct of states-. The second concept illustrates foreign policy as the "concrete plan and commitments."" ... This definition too causes problem because it makes us think that sovereign states are the only actors that are involved in foreign policy decisions. ... In this paper, it will discuss, what were Mulroney foreign and defence policies, and what changes di...

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2. Canadian Foreign Policy

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Canada's Immigration Policies

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4. Americanization of Canada

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6. Canada's Road to Independence

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7. International Trade Between Canada And Usa

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8. Canada's Involvement in the Afghanistan War

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