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Canada Joins the United Nations
Canada is one of the founding members of the United Nations along with 50 other nations. -
Canada Signs the Paris Peace Treaty
Canada signs the Paris peace treaty concerning the actions taken against the losing countries of WWII after the war had ended. -
Canada signs the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Canada signs the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and attempts to make those rights basic parts of Canadian law. -
Canada becomes member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canada, one of the main initiators of NATO, becomes one of the first memebers. -
Canada aids in the Korean War
Canada sends 26 000 troops to aid in the Korean war on behalf of the UN. -
Canada aids the Vietnam war
The Canadian Government sends supplies to aid the United States in the vietnam war as an anti-communist force. -
Canada Signs NAFTA
Canada signs the North American Free Trade Agreement alongside the United States andMexico. This agreement created a three-way trade bloc in North America. -
Canada Signs Kyoto Protocol
Canada signs the Kyoto Protocol which required industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse emissions in the upcoming years. -
Canada Signs the Rome Statute of the ICC
Canada signs the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. -
Canada joins the Afghanistan War
Canada sends its first group of regular troops to Afghanistan after secretly sending troops in late 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
