The Canadian Press: Canada’s ties with the Commonwealth, especially with smaller states, could help with that effort. Multilateral organizations like the United Nations give each member country one vote, regardless of size, Fortier noted.
“If you’re trying to move things through a multilateral organization, it is very, very important that you pay attention to smaller states,” she said.
“The Caribbean and Africa and some of the Pacific Island states can make or break your initiatives.”
Michael Manulak, an associate professor of international affairs at Carleton University, said Canada has used this strategy successfully in the past, when it was an influential multilateral player under Prime Minister Lester Pearson, and in the 1980s…