When considering Australia’s relationship with many countries, many often neglect Canada as being one of Australia’s valuable allies, the two countries have been cooperating with one another since the 19th century and they have a great history between them. Both Canada and Australia have been colonized by the United Kingdom, and although Canada, mostly resembles its American counterpart, it was still heavily influenced by the United Kingdom hence aiding to its stronger ties with Australia. There are many factors that contribute to their long-lasting alliance, for example, military defense, economy, and political relations. These factors will be examined in the following paragraphs and they will illustrate the reasons behind Canada and Australia’s
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Australia along with the other nations under the commonwealth did not concur with Canada, they just wanted to adopt a broad common foreign policy statement, meanwhile, Canada and South Africa opposed that idea since that decision would harm their autonomy. The final decision for Canada was that it should leave the centralized British Empire and be without a central authority. In terms of Canada and Australia that might have caused a few complications since Australia strongly supports the U.K, but it did not severely affect their relationship because Australia believes that Canada seemed more American than it did British. The first trade line between Canada and Australia commenced in 1893. Although there were a few mishaps ensuring the trade between both countries, but after they regulated the Canadian Australian Steamship Line there began to be a regular shipping service between the two countries. Canada often exported timber, canned salmon, and so forth. In the 1900 's, Canada was delighted to see that there was a surplus in the exports and that while they were exporting $1.6 million to Australia, they were importing around 660,000$. Due to the success of the first trade commissioner, Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier appointed a second trade
Australia along with the other nations under the commonwealth did not concur with Canada, they just wanted to adopt a broad common foreign policy statement, meanwhile, Canada and South Africa opposed that idea since that decision would harm their autonomy. The final decision for Canada was that it should leave the centralized British Empire and be without a central authority. In terms of Canada and Australia that might have caused a few complications since Australia strongly supports the U.K, but it did not severely affect their relationship because Australia believes that Canada seemed more American than it did British. The first trade line between Canada and Australia commenced in 1893. Although there were a few mishaps ensuring the trade between both countries, but after they regulated the Canadian Australian Steamship Line there began to be a regular shipping service between the two countries. Canada often exported timber, canned salmon, and so forth. In the 1900 's, Canada was delighted to see that there was a surplus in the exports and that while they were exporting $1.6 million to Australia, they were importing around 660,000$. Due to the success of the first trade commissioner, Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier appointed a second trade