OTTAWA – Canada is good at pointing fingers at other countries but is missing in action on the international scene when it is most needed, said former Liberal deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister John Manley on the podcast The Global Exchange . “It depends if we want to tell somebody that their table manners are impolite. “You know, we were a useful country,” said Manley, now 74 and chairman of CIBC. “Where Canada was most effective was when we found ways to be useful. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary.
