International Surveys

: But we are only a middle-sized state, one that has to deal with conflicts within itself and with sizable economic challenges, according to Hamilton Spectator. The handily available alternative is to do as little as we can get away with. We are indeed an exceptionally successful nation, ranked as one of the most successful in the world according to almost all of the international surveys of national accomplishments. In fact, this is mostly what we now do. That being a bit harsh on ourselves. We utter lots of pieties but do precious little, as confirmed by the minuscule size of our foreign aid, by the minimal size of our military, and by the number of our embassies that we've emptied. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.