Canada is today a wealthy, stable, pluralist and democratic country, but things

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Canada is today a wealthy, stable, pluralist and democratic country, but things were not always so. A century or two ago, Canadians were a lot poorer and lived much shorter lives than they do today; our government was a lot less democratic, and the threat of political violence was common. Our social and political values were very different back then, and governments often imposed the religious beliefs and practices of the dominant groups on other members of society. Yet Canada evolved, some would say developed, into the country we know today. That process of social, economic and political change was not smooth or linear. It was highly disruptive, often contested and sometimes violent. Along the way, there were winners and losers.

If Canada can rise from being a marginal collection of colonies on the fringes of two empires, a place torn by social, religious, political and ethnic tensions, a country whose relations with its neighbour were for decades tense and even violent, to being a stable, prosperous and democratic country living in peace with its neighbour, can other countries not do the same?

Explanation / Answer

Yes, other countries can do the same too, but it depends on a lot of other factors too which supported Canada's growth.

This includes a very liberal foreign policy, strict environmental norms, high government spending on education and health and infrastructure, open to high immigration and high FDI.

Canada's growth is supported majorly by its openness to immigration of foreigners along with high FDI. Canada has no resources and money of its own. It is surviving and has made money from immigration and FDI.

In order to duplicate Canada's growth story, other countries need to analyze what all Canada had to do and give up so as to reach this position.

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