In 2017, Canada will celebrate its 150th anniversary as a nation. In 2015, Canadians celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag, the 200th anniversary of Sir John A. MacDonald’s birthday and the 100th anniversary of the writing of “In Flanders Field.” In 2016, Canadians will recognise the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. All proud moments to be sure, but these celebratory events unfold at a time of doubt about Canada’s place in the world. Laurier’s bold prediction of Canadian leadership in the 20th Century has not come true. Canada’s democracy is in crisis, and its people are deeply divided. An obsession with domestic security detracts from our leaders’ capacity to address pressing economic and political problems. Canada’s foreign policy has stumbled on the international stage as its leaders confront seismic shifts in global politics that pull the country in different directions. The brief unipolar moment experienced at the turn of the century has become a multipolar system, dominated by rising giants that dwarf Canada, both economically and militarily.