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Canada’s international relations -------by leona 马季 Lester pearson Former Canada prime minister He first served as the External Affairs Minister in the 1950s when Canada entered into its golden age of international diplomacy. Pearson played the key role in solving the Suez Crisis of 1956 by proposing that a UN peacekeeping force be introduced into the region and offered to supply Canada troops. For his efforts,Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace. Geography Canada’s role in international organizations Canada has had to find different ways of ensuring its security. Because of its military vulnerability（脆弱性）, Canadian policy-makers have had a great interest in promoting peace and cooperation among nations . For this reason, Canada has always played an active role in international organzations like the United Nations, the Commonwealth(英联邦),and La Francophonie(法语国家国际组织). It makes strong contributions to UN peacekeeping missions, works hard to resolve disputes between countries using diplomatic means, has a large development aid program, and is a major player in the world economy . To ensure its defence,Canada participates in alliances, most notably, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that links US and Canadian security to security in Europe. And to promote good conditions for pursuing international organizations like the World Trade organization(WTO), and the World Bank. More importantly, in 1988 it established with the United States the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) . Canada-American ralations Unique relationship (1) They are two of the most open and interconnected societies in the world. The sovereignty of the two countries is less formal and concrete. They share a long, underfended border. And they participated in the same military alliance. They also share long term interests in their economy. Involuntary military guarantee(2) A term used to refer to the state of affair with regard to Canada’s national defence. Its meaning is two fol