It seems we are no longer a strong player or donor in the world as a country. We used to be known for doing things. We fought in wars, we were peacekeepers and our soldiers died doing both. We bought and sold things around the world. We had an annual GDP of $1.1 trillion. We became a rich and admired country. Our political parties had a role to play in the world.
Foreign trade drove our economy. We generated 45 per cent of our GDP from trade. While the U.S. was our main trading partner, we also found markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Canadians were investors in operating enterprises around the world in agribusiness, telecommunications, hydroelectric power and finance.
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