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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I don't think the Commonwealth offers much in this situation. There is no defense or even trade agreements in the organization. Look at some of the members, like South Africa which is a Russian stooge at this point and the most populous member, India, which is downright adversarial to Canada at the moment, or Brunei, which is a terrible dictatorship. Member countries like the UK, Australia, and New Zealand would support Canada at least diplomatically, but because we are aligned countries in general (western style democracies based on wholly or partially on British common law), not because of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth is a nice gesture to promote dialogue and cultural exchange, but if people look at it us some kind of bulwark against hostile forces, I think they'll be disappointed.

Nope, at least not with their current Heritage Foundation sponsored government.