Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: A Diagnostic of Key Trends and Sources of Influence

This report, co-authored by Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh, begins by summarizing a number of features of Canada’s population, economic power, and geographic and political position, which continue to call for international engagement.

Section Two then provides a strategic assessment of the current global environment and the most significant risks it poses to Canada’s interests and values.

Section Three identifies core Canadian sources of influence that could enable our country not only to survive in this more difficult international environment, but also to positively advance our interests and to encourage the development of a global context more closely aligned with Canadian values. 

Read the report.