- The Liberals have unveiled a national security policy worth $690 million, to be spread over five years
- Six key areas are addressed in the new policy: intelligence, emergency management, public health, transportation, border security, and international security
- Martin has said a decision on whether to participate in the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defence system will be made in the fall
- Reinstate legislation that will allow generic drug companies to develop patented drugs for AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis for export to countries like Africa
- Reduce or forgive debts owed by poor and deserving countries
- The Liberal government will dedicate $100 million to the World Health Organizations' '3 x 5' AIDS funding plan
- The budget calls for an increase of $248 million in international aid in 2005-06
- The Liberals have launched a review of international policies, with a report due in the fall
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- Foreign policy should protect Canada's sovereignty, promote our national interests, enhance international development, and contribute to collective security
- Advance the country's economic interests while promoting human rights and freedoms
- Maintain a "business-like working relationship with the United States"
- Canada should participate in the development of the U.S. missile defence program
- Relax foreign ownership rules in three areas: telecommunications, broadcast distribution and the airline industry
- Make Parliament responsible for supervising the conduct of Canadian foreign policy and Canadian Forces to foreign operations
- Parliament will be fully informed and consulted before Canada enters into any new major international treaties or undertakings
- Ensure foreign aid is delivered to those in need
- Support Canada's push to get medication to developing countries dealing with health emergencies
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- Increase Canada's international development aid to 0.7 per cent of the GDP by 2015
- Canada should cancel all debts owed to us by developing countries while encouraging democracy and human rights in countries severely lacking
- Implement the Tobin Tax on currency speculation
- End Canada's long-standing objection to a G8 report that shows sustainable development is possible for developing nations through pollution-free renewable energy
- replace undemocratic, corporate-driven trade deals like NAFTA and the WTO with agreements based on the principles of fair and equitable trade
- Strengthen the United Nations and regional security bodies such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, to replace NATO and NORAD
- Strengthen the Special Economic Measures Act to enable Canada to implement economic sanctions on Canadian companies that contribute to serious human rights violations overseas
- Amend the State Immunity Act to allow Canadians to sue foreign governments for torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity
- Ensure peace and justice in the Middle East by working within the framework of United Nations resolutions and international law
- Support Canada's continued participation in multinational organizations such as La Francophonie and the Commonwealth
- Adopt legislation that allows criminal prosecution of Canadian-based corporations guilty of human rights violations overseas
- Ensure cheaper, generic versions of AIDS drugs are made available to developing countries
- Triple existing funding to the Global Fund for AIDS
- Create a new agency to promote fair and democratic elections in among emerging democracies
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- Foreign policy should be based on the defense of human rights.
- Canada should be a key player in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and the protection of the environment
- Supports a noticeable increase in foreign aid to Third World countries
- International cooperation should be geared towards Education, Public Health, Sustainable Development and Good Governance
- Promote Quebec delegations throughout the world
- Oppose Canadian involvement in the anti missile defense shield and campaign for an international treaty banning the militarization of space
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- Declare Canada a military nuclear-free zone
- Only engage in military operations sanctioned by Parliament and the United Nations
- Push the development of the International Court of Justice
- Re-evaluate Canada's role in NATO
- Promote a United Nations without vetoes or permanent memberships; representation will be awarded to five more populous nations, the five wealthiest nations and five other nations elected from the general assembly
- Propose a standing international peacekeeping force under the UN
- Advocate for the creation of states for both Israelis and Palestinians
- Keep Canadian companies from selling military hardware to developing countries, or nations with poor records of human rights
- Support the provision of royalty-free medicine for Africa
- Support self-governance for Tibetan and Kurdish peoples
- Advocate for a sustained multinational peacekeeping force in the Congo
- Seek cooperation in the international community to police extremist and violence-prone groups who are a barrier to peace
- Lead a campaign to reduce unjust debt by "unscrupulous leaders"
- Opposed to space-based weapons
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