ID: | HARP-155 |
Title: | Canada and human security: the need for leadership |
Source: | International Journal , v.52(2) Spr’97 pg 183-196 CBCA Fulltext: http://delos.lib.sfu.ca:8366/cgi-bin/slri/z3950.CGI/137.82.100.228.593447329/?cbca.db |
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Year: | 1997 |
Pages: | 0 |
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Keywords: | Canada, democracy, developing countries, dispute resolution, human rights, civil and political rights, security, liberty |
Abstract: | Canada has both the capacity and the credibility to play a leadership role in support of human security in the developing world. In addition to direct assistance, Canada has sought to improve international governance through, inter alia, democratization, respect for human rights, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Lester B. Pearson, Canada’s secretary of state for external affairs, summed up this policy in 1948 when he stated that Canada could not escape the results and obligations that flow from the interdependence of nations. But this internationalist vocation also provided Canadians with something enormously valuable: it contributed to a uniquely Canadian identity and a sense of Canada’s place in the world. The question for the future is how to build on Canadian foreign policy traditions so as to adapt Canada’s international contribution to this changing world. Traditional peacekeeping and development assistance are being reconsidered by most Western countries. Canada must shape that debate if it wishes to continue to play an active role on the international stage. |
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