Canada does belong in the G8?

Does Canada belong in the G8?

  • Yes, it does. It should stay that way it is now.

    Votes: 2 100.0%
  • Add Spain to the group and make it G9.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • We shouldn't be in the group! Where's China or Spain? We need to get out!

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    2

CDN87

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Okay, this will be my least thread for today.

Does Canada belong in the G8? Our economy has just been overtaken by Spain and China is already twice our econo0mic strength. I'm pretty sure South Korea or Brazil will catch up to us soon as well. We're not in the top 8 of any economic lists anymore and I question Canada's role in the group. Unless something dramatic happens and our economy comes back from a 2% growth slump, do you think we need to be replaced by Spain, Brazil, or even South Korea?
 

blugoo

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Interesting idea, but before we kick Canada out of the G8, we ought to kick France off the UN Security Council. If Canada doesn't deserve to be in the G8, then France sure doesn't deserve to be on the Security Council. :tongue5:

To answer your question realistically though, rather than kicking Canada out, it's more likely they will just bring other deserving countries in. The G9, G10....or whatever.
 

#juan

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Canada wasn't in the G-8 because they were the eighth largest economy. Canada was one of the founding member states. It became G-8 with the addition of Russia.
What is the G8?
Since 1975, the heads of state or government of the major industrial democracies have been meeting annually to deal with the major economic and political issues facing their domestic societies and the international community as a whole. The six countries at the first summit, held at Rambouillet, France, in November 1975, were France, the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan and Italy (sometimes referred to as the G6). They were joined by Canada at the San Juan Summit of 1976 in Puerto Rico, and by the European Community at the London Summit of 1977. From then on, membership in the Group of Seven, or G7, was fixed, although 15 developing countries' leaders met with the G7 leaders on the eve of the 1989 Paris Summit, and the USSR and then Russia participated in a post-summit dialogue with the G7 since 1991. Starting with the 1994 Naples Summit, the G7 met with Russia at each summit (referred to as the P8 or Political Eight). The Denver Summit of the Eight was a milestone, marking full Russian participation in all but financial and certain economic discussions; and the 1998 Birmingham Summit saw full Russian participation, giving birth to the Group of Eight, or G8 (although the G7 continued to function along side the formal summits). At the Kananaskis Summit in Canada in 2002, it was announced that Russia would host the G8 Summit in 2006, thus completing its process of becoming a full member.
 

Blackleaf

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World's largest economies

United States..12,455,8252
Japan..4,567,4413
Germany..2,791,7374
China..2,234,133 25
Great Britain..2,229,472
France..2,126,7197
Italy..1,765,537
Canada..1,132,436
Spain..1,126,565
Brazil..795,666

China and Britain will soon overtake Germany. Britain is to become Europe's biggest economy for the first time since 1959 (Germany and France being above us was but a mere blip). Of the G8, only the US has grown quicker ofter the last decade.

According to Goldman Sachs, Britain could be the only European country in G8 by 2030.
 
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I think not

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