Has Canada lost its place in the world? Are we destined for a future as middle power, denied a seat at the “grown-ups table”? Some would argue yes—that decades of neglect and inattention have rendered Canadian foreign policy ineffective at best, and non-existent at worst. Paul Heinbecker—career diplomat and permanent ambassador to the UN—strongly disagrees. The golden days of Pearson may be long gone, he argues (and perhaps they weren’t quite as “golden” as we’d all like to remember), but Canada still has a role to play. Mr. Heinbecker discusses his book in an interview style Q & A with Dr. Patricia Goff, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University.