How big is/was Canada's influence in World's politics as one of the largest countries in the world?

Canada isn't regarded as a 'world power' as it was in the past. This is probably due to the rapid change in world politics. The United States has been a world superpower for some time, and even influences much of Canadian politics.

Countries like Germany and France do have a more important say, because they are linked by a larger European Union, the major power in Europe.

China and India have a lot of influence because of their economic power (lots done for a cheap price) and massive populations.

Can't forget Russia, either, because they are still a player, even though they have broken down from a much stronger Soviet Union.

This being said, Canada is a member of the G-8, which are the 8 most developed countries in the world. But, the European Union is not a sitting member... The EU is a much more formidable force because it's a union of nations. Also, the developing economies of India and China aren't part of it either... but neglecting them as a 'world influence' would mean that you are just throwing away a third of the world's population.

A recent poll ranks Canada as the country with the most positive influence in the world. 28,000 people in 27 countries were asked to rate 12 countries as either having a positive or negative worldwide influence. Canada’s overall influence rating topped the list with 54 per cent of respondents rating it mostly positive and only 14 per cent mostly negative.

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