Good Idea for Canada... and the U.S.A.

"The idea is simply stated: Canada should make the promotion of democratic development and civic society central to its foreign policy."

"You will say: Do we not do this now as a country? To which the correct answer is: Yes, we do, and sometimes very well. But the effort is scattered through a variety of departments and agencies, and so lacks focus, has little domestic profile and does not fit properly into a coherent foreign policy."