So you think a nation of less than 40 mil people and which is mostly raw forest land or tundra is a big player on the world stage? Hardly. What Newfoundland is to Canada, Canada is to the world, something nobody even bothers to remember exists. And the political system is a joke. There are no checks and balances, like in the US, the PM can do whatever the hell he wants unless it's a minority Govt, and even then he still has full control unless the others want to do a non confidence thing and hold a new election, which isn't free or simple. Nobody voted for Trudeau to be PM. He was appointed by a representative of the Queen of England, a total nobody as far as Canadians are concerned. No Canadians voted for her either.