The world needs Canada—the old Canada

Published January 25, 2012

There is a new tone in Canadian foreign policy—it is more belligerent and hard-edged, more about seizing the podium, more boastful, and self-centred. The message seems clear: Canada is no more the honest broker, the conciliator, the constructive solution-seeker or problem-solver. We are too small to be a bully but we can be a blocker.

There is apparent disdain for the United Nations, rather than...