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CTV's Question Period, CTV News
Two of Canada's most experienced former diplomats believe the G8 is still a powerful tool, and Canada's involvement gives the nation a level of global credibility it wouldn't have otherwise.
The Group of Eight industrialized, democratic nations has faced recent criticism that it is irrelevant, ineffective and outdated.
That's simply not the case, said Paul Heinbecker, of the Centre for International Governance Innovation and a former Canadian ambassador …
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