Canada Benevolent Actor?by yves engler http://www.zcommunications.org/canada-benevolent-actor-by-yves-engler

Despite the widely held belief that Canada is a benevolent international actor, Ottawa usually works to advance this country’s corporate and imperial interests. Torture in Afghanistan, saber rattling on Iran, Israel ‘right or wrong’ and opposition to climate negotiations are high-profile recent examples that have challenged many people’s assumptions about Canada’s role in the world.