Is Canada a world leader?

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Canada, world, leader

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It seems obvious that in the political matters Canada cannot be counted as one of the view most powerful nations. That's why it Canada can't pretend it be a world leader like the United States for example. As it is said by John Ibbotson in Why America has Barack Obama and Canada has Stephen Harper this could be explained by the its lack of foreign policy. Besides Canada has some difficulties to be recognized on the international scene because of his neighbor: the United-States. The country keeps on depending of them at it couldn't but count on them. Nevertheless it would be exaggerated to deny completely its place among the major countries as Canada belongs to the council of the G8.

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[...] Steiner Sarah English : Essay 1 Subject: Is Canada a world leader? It is the world's second largest country after the United-States and its common border with it to the south and northwest is the world's longest. So we can wonder if Canada could be considered as one of the major developed nation. This question may be dealt with in terms of political and economical consideration. It seems obvious that in the political matters Canada cannot be counted as one of the view most powerful nations. [...]

[...] The NAFTA, which Canada is a member, confers the country some credibility as an economic agent towards the other nations. To conclude we can say that the position of Canada in the world leadership is not clear. On the one hand it could be considered as a major nation such as France or the United Kingdom. But on the other hand his influence is not huge enough to pretend to be a world leader because its lack of assertion, indeed Canada has not a seat in the Security Council of UNO as the other major countries. [...]