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ada's historic and sentimental ties with Great
major issues Canada has in general been in
Britain continue to be strong, but the US has
accord with US policies.
taken the place of the UK in providing mili-
tary protection and a market for Canadian
3. Canadian-US Relations.
goods. As Britain's economic and military
Canadian friendship with the US is firmly
power declines in comparison with that of the
rooted in kinship of the people and by an out-
US, the Canadian Government tends to turn
look based on fundamental similarities in
more and more to the latter as a source of
democratic ideals and aspirations. War be-
economic and military security. Neverthe-
tween the two countries has been unthinkable
less, Canada sees no fundamental reason for
for many decades. There has been no serious
conflicts of interest arising from its dual posi-
threat of conflict between Canada and the US
tion as a nation of the North American con-
since the War of 1812, although during the
tinent and a member of the British Common-
nineteenth century Canada was not always
wealth, but stands for cooperation between
free from fear of its increasingly wealthy and
the Commonwealth and the US, and casts
powerful southern neighbor. This fear,
itself in the role of interpreter or bridge be-
fanned occasionally by border raids by unor-
tween Great Britain and the US. Within the
ganized groups, fostered the desire for greater
British Commonwealth, the Canadian Gov-
security and was a factor in the movement to-
ernment supports the practice of consultation
ward Confederation among the original Cana-
and cooperation as opposed to the adoption
dian provinces.
of a formal instrument of association or the
establishment of permanent governmental
With the 1817 Rush-Bagot agreement ef-
machinery, which might destroy the present
fecting permanent disarmament on the Great
advantage of flexibility.
Lakes, and subsequent settlement by treaty or
by arbitration of the three major boundary
Canada is a member of the United Nations
disputes in Maine, the West, and Alaska, the
and of ten specialized agencies: the Interna-
areas of disagreement between Canada and
tional Labour Organization (ILO), Interna-
the US had by the early twentieth century
tional Refugee Organization (IRO), World
become narrowed principally to questions of
Health Organization (WHO), International
fisheries, transportation, and communica-
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Food and
tions. Since 1909 the International Joint
Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Na-
Commission composed of three Americans and
tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or-
three Canadians has dealt with differences
ganization (UNESCO), International Tele-
arising between the two countries, principally
communications Union (ITU), the Interna-
but not exclusively along the common bound-
tional Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ary. The twentieth century saw a new era of
ment (IBRD), the International Monetary
cooperation in Canadian-US relations. Dur-
Fund (IMF), and the Universal Postal Union
ing World War II the association was drawn
(UPU). It was elected a non-permanent
closer by the Ogdensberg Agreement (August
member of the Security Council for the term
1940), under which the Permanent Joint
running from January 1948 through Decem-
Board on Defense was set up, and by the Hyde
ber 1949, and a member of the Economic and
Park Declaration (April 1941) laying the ba-
Social Council from January 1946 through De-
sis for complete wartime economic coopera-
cember 1948. Canada also takes its place on
tion. Culturally the two countries are closely
a number of UN Commissions and Commit-
linked through the radio, press, travel, and
tees, is a member of the Atomic Energy Com-
education. Economically the standards of
mission, and has ratified the Statute of the
living are similar, and Canadians are condi-
International Court of Justice, upon whose
tioned to a mode of life and thought similar
bench Canada was represented from Febru-
to that of their American neighbors. Never-
ary 1946 to February 1949. Canada gives
theless, despite cultural and fraternal bonds,
vigorous and sincere support to the UN and
Canadians have a strong sense of nationhood
plays a positive role in its deliberations. On
and are sensitive to the slightest encroach-
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