2011: Forging Canada's new international image

A run-down of the year's foreign affairs highlights.

Published December 14, 2011

People power ruled in 2011, as Canada saw a spring federal election that handed the Conservatives the majority that had eluded them for five years, and shot the NDP into second place.

The changes to Ottawa brought new ministers to power. While the year started with the likes of Lawrence Cannon and Peter Kent covering foreign affairs, and Peter Van Loan on trade, it ended with John Baird taking a decisively...

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