canadas foreign policy change

Discovering the Americas: The Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy Towards Latin
by James Francis

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Canada's foreign policy was handles by the british until the statute of westminter in 1931.
Facing tremendous difficulties after the Great Depression and serious droughts in the West, Ottawa remained passive in international relations in these years. This scenario changed drastically with the outbreak of the 2nd World War (September 3, 1939); an event that altered Canada by enabling it to become a major power power in the world.