Canadian Sovereignty
A practitioner's perspective of what Canada needs to do to assert our power now that our previous relationship with the United States is "over"
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A new age of creation begins (opens the original)
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Watching Ursula von der Leyen’s speech to the European Parliament today, a book title came to mind: “Present at the Creation” was Dean Acheson’s memoir recounting the ambitious diplomacy after the Second World War that created the modern international order.How far Canada and the European Union will make it in this new ‘Alliance for the Future’ is unknowable at the outset. But the ambition was undeniable – and it was exciting to watch.<p class="cta-
262 Years of Canadian Sovereignty (opens the original)
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This blog invites Canadians to consider our collective power. Its aim is to help build the confidence we need to navigate a newly antagonistic relationship with a much larger neighbour, and the more dangerous world beyond. One reason we can be confident is that we have been at this for a very long time. By one measure, as of August 1 we will have exercised sovereignty for 262 years. It was on this day in 1764 that 24 nations, including Great Britain, concluded the Treaty of Niagara - the treaty
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