why was Canada involved in the commonwealth?
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"why was Canada involved in the commonwealth?"\nCanada was and is still involved in the commonwealth because it was invaded largely by the British Empire (back when there was one). Our continued involvement in this antiquated system mystifies myself and many of my fellow Canadians.\n\n"When was the United Nations formed and why was it created?"\nThe United Nations was formed in 1945 to ensure a way to peacefully resolve disputes so we don't get powder keg situations like what started WWI and WWII. It hasn't exactly worked out but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire.
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Apologies if someone does not value your countries' contributions in Afganistan.  That's an important mission, one much more so than the one in Iraq.   It was definitely a terrorist breeding ground and the current govt needs all our help to put keep the terrorists at bay.\n\nThe British and the Canadians are there because it's important to the world that we stabalize the mid-East as quickly as we can.   Appreciate it if your countries could do more to lobby our President on how to be more effective in the fighting against the insurgents in the region.   We're not getting it done because we are not fighting correctly.  It's time for new tactics, and I hope your govt's can help.
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would canada count?\n\nwas a colony at one time
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Today there are 54 independent nation states and 20 dependencies that belong to the Commonwealth. Members share a range of customs and traditions that result from their association with Britain. 30% of the world’s population (1.7 billion people) are members of the Commonwealth.\n\nIndependant States:\n\nAfrica:Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. \n\nIndian Ocean: Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles Asia: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Sri Lanka \n\nCaribbean/Central America: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago \n\nPacific: Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru*, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu*3, Vanuatu, Western Samoa \n\nEurope: United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands), Cyprus, Malta \n\nNorth America: Canada\n\nUK Dependent Territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Is, Cayman Is, Falkland Is & Dependencies, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Is, St Helena & Dependencies, Turks & Caicos Is\n\nNZ Associated/Dependent Territories: Niue, Cook Is, Tokelau .
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I believe Canada is a part of NATO and NATO is in Afghanistan at the moment. Plus the Canadians are a good professional force. They need to do their part.
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Canada is a country occupying the northern portion of North America, and is the world's second largest country in total area.\n\nOriginally inhabited exclusively by aboriginal peoples, Canada was founded as a union of British colonies, some of which had earlier been French colonies. A federal dominion of ten provinces with three territories, Canada peacefully obtained sovereignty from its last colonial possessor, the United Kingdom, in a process beginning in 1867 with its formation and ending in 1982 when Canada gained the authority to amend its own constitution.\n\nCanada is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Canada's head of state is its monarch, who is represented in Canada by the Governor General. The head of government is the Prime Minister.\n\nCanada defines itself as a bilingual and multicultural nation. Both English and French are official languages. In the early 1970s, Canada began to adopt policies based on the concepts of cultural diversity and multiculturalism. Many Canadians now view this as one of the country's key attributes.\n\nA technologically advanced and industrialized nation, Canada is a net exporter of energy because of its large fossil fuel deposits, nuclear energy generation, and hydroelectric power capacity. Its diversified economy relies heavily on an abundance of natural resources and trade, particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship, one which can be described as the strongest trade partnership in history.\n\nCapital Ottawa\n45°24′ N 75°40′ W \nLargest city Toronto \nOfficial language(s) English and French \nGovernment \n\n\nPopulation 32.4 million (37th)
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The United States is in Iraq, having invaded and now involved with the occupation of that country. Canada is in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban. So with both Countries Armed forces oversees The answer is technically neither U.S.A or Canada is peaceful at this time. at least with other Nations
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Ummm..... Canada.  Check a map and you will see how huge Canada is geographically.  They help us police our borders and are a good ally in most things.\n\nSue
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why dont you do your homework? lolz :P\n\nill give you some answers though... just vote me answer the best one lolz :P\n\ncanada needed the colony of BC to secure the land there, so that Americans wouldn't try and claim it. And the lumber industry there was huge.
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Australia joined the Commonwealth in 1931.  See below:\n\nCommonwealth Member States are: \n\nMember Country          Joined Commonwealth \n \nAntigua & Barbuda          1981\nAustralia                          1931\nBahamas                         1973\nBangladesh                     1972\nBarbados                         1966\nBelize                               1981\nBotswana                         1966\nBrunei Darussalam          1984\nCameroon                        1995 (independent 1960)\nCanada                            1931\nCyprus                             1961 (independent 1960)\nDominica                          1978\nFiji Islands                         1970 (left 1987, rejoined 1997)\nGambia                             1965\nGhana                               1957\nGrenada                            1974\nGuyana                             1966\nIndia                                  1947\nJamaica                            1962\nKenya                                1963\nKiribati                               1979\nLesotho                             1966\nMalawi                                1964\nMalaysia                             1957\nMaldives                             1982 (independent 1965)\nMalta                                  1964\nMauritius                            1968\nMozambique                      1995 (independent 1975)\nNamibia                              1990\nNauru                                  1968 (full member from 1999)\nNew Zealand                       1931\nNigeria                                 1960 (suspended 1995-99)\nPakistan                              1947 (left 1972, rejoined 1989, suspended 1999-2004)\nPapua New Guinea             1975\nSt Kitts and Nevis                1983\nSt Lucia                               1979\nSt Vincent & Grenadines     1979\nSamoa                                 1970 (independent 1962)\nSeychelles                           1976\nSierra Leone                        1961\nSingapore                            1965\nSolomon Islands                  1978\nSouth Africa                         1931 (left 1961, rejoined 1994)\nSri Lanka                             1948\nSwaziland                            1968\nTanzania                             1961\nTonga                                  1970\nTrinidad and Tobago           1962\nTuvalu                                 1978 (full member from 2000)\nUganda                               1962\nUnited Kingdom\nVanuatu                              1980\nZambia                               1964
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Formed the Dominion of Canada under the British North America Act.\n\nCanada was recognized as a self governing dominion.  Only foreign affairs were handled by the British government.\n\nIn a nutshell the provinces realized that what they could not do as separate colonies, they could do together as one larger independant nation.
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It's our own fault.  The French lost all legitimate claim to Canada in 1759 in the French Indian War.  England allowed them to keep their culture, language, government etc. rather then telling them that this is now a English controlled region under the Crown and if you don't do things our way you can leave.  We here in Canada ever since that time have allowed the French to complain and get what they want.  It got even worse under the Trudeau Liberal government in the 1970's...  Canada is and ENGLISH country under the Commonwealth of Great Britain, not France.  The sooner the French in this country come to that realization, the better off they will be.  Quebec can now be a nation within a nation but Quebec doesn't have any more autonomy over any other province.  The "Nation" of Quebec is just a name, nothing more.\n\nAnd to all the French in this country.. My Canada doesn't include Quebec.  It's not yours, the land belongs to the Government of Canada.
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The UK is the best ally although strong arguments can be made for Australia.  Israel, Japan, and Poland are strong allies as well.  Not that you asked but I'd say Canada is currently our worst ally.  France, Germany, and those ilk don't really count as worst *ally* because they are not truly allies any longer.
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It's actually Commonwealth.\nThe Oxford Dictionary (1992) says it's an association of the United Kingdom with states that were previously part of the British Empire. Basically it's made up of countries that still accept the British Monarchy (we have Queen Elizabeth on our money).We used to be part of the British Empire. Countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand...
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the queen on the recommendation of the foreign and commonwealth office.The stability of his country through the transition to independance was one of a number of reasons.
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It would be the Royal House of Windsor. If the colonies which became the USA would not have separated from Great Britain they would still be part of the British Commonwealth with Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen. But this just wasn't meant to be.