The collection of countries named in a December news story as being part of a secret government foreign policy plan were likely picked because of their economic relationships with Canada's oil and mining sectors, with global financial organizations, and because they are pivotal states, say analysts.
According to a Dec. 20 report in the Canadian Press—one the government is refusing to confirm—a new Canadian foreign policy plan is being developed that will list as "priority countries" Turkey, India, China, Indonesia, North Korea, Mexico, Brazil, and South Africa. (...more)
