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Originally Posted by mykalberta
From what I can tell Canada has shifted all foreign investment to countries which would benefit Canadian companies hence the movement of funds from Africa and South East asioa to South America. I am fine with our current status as a country of 35mil. I dont see a reason to bat much above our weight especially where there is very little to gain by it. We are leaving Afghanistan next year and that is also a good thing imo.
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This is true, but I don't mean just how Canada's viewed militarily . . . My definition of "Middle Power" has always been the brokers of the world, so to speak. They can speak to both major powers and small powers, and they can be trusted by both because they look to retain stability on the international stage. Is Canada still that, especially now with the loss of the UN Security Council seat? Canada may not be militarily strong, but for a long time it's been "politically" strong when it came to how other countries view us. My worry is that Canada is losing the credit it once had and, while we all know they aren't going to convince many nations to do things by force, won't be able to influence nations like they used to with political and legitimate clout.