Name: Canadian Diplomacy
Date of Issue: 1 June 2009
Country: Canada
Denominations: 54c

For more than a century, diplomacy has shaped Canada’s relations with–and place in–the world. With representatives and interests that span the globe and an international reputation as a peacekeeper, the nation is a key player on the world’s diplomatic stage. This, however, was not always the case.

For many years, Canada had little control over its own external affairs. As a British colony, its politics and economy were controlled by Britain. Even with Confederation in 1867, Canada’s foreign policy remained under British direction. The country’s founders were convinced that, with its unsettled border and stretches of vast, empty spaces, Canada would not have the power to assert its independence on the world stage.

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