Canada's 21st Century Challenges

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An argument that the challenges facing Canada in the twenty-first century are due to Canada's ties with the United States.

1,256 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how Canada currently enjoys many advantages over other nations, but faces challenges that are bound inextricably with Canada continuing to strengthen its ties to the United States. The paper explains that with Canada's economy and security being more tightly bound to the United States, there is a risk of taking on more of the American problems as well. The paper asserts that Canada would be better off if it looked to other countries for new trade and investment. The paper is of the opinion that with more economic independence, political independence will follow and Canada's international image will be less coloured by the United States' foreign policy and the acrimony it generates.

From the Paper:

"The Canadian Prime Minister, Wilfred Laurier, said that the twenty-first century would be Canada's century. In many ways, the new millennium looks bright for our country. Canada currently enjoys many advantages over other nations, including a relatively peaceful social climate, an educated workforce, resource riches, technological might, and international good will. However, regarding this final point, there are difficult challenges that lay ahead. These challenges are bound inextricably with Canada continuing to strengthen its ties to the United States."

Sample of Sources Used:

Hitchens, Christopher. Unite Against Terrorism statement, 2005. http://www.unite-against-terror.com/whysigned/archives/000009.html
Economist.com. Feb 14th, 2007. http://www.economist.com/countries/Canada/profile.cfm?folder=Profile%2DEconomic%20Structure.
Industry Canada. De Long, Bradford. Canada in the 21st Century Series No. 1: Global Trends: 1980-2015 and Beyond, 1998.http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/eas-aes.nsf/en/ra01741e.html
U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs. Under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHIT).http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
Tucker, David. Skirmishes at the Edge of Empire: The United States and International Terrorism. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 1997.

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APA Citation:

Canada's 21st Century Challenges (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Persuasive-Essay-Canada's-21st-Century-Challenges/102737

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"Canada's 21st Century Challenges" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Persuasive-Essay-Canada's-21st-Century-Challenges/102737>