But we could make the argument that most of the international problems that exist these days, and those that are projected to exist in the future, are regional in nature and not state-specific. I worry about a state-centric approach. While it is true that states are the basis of the international system, a regional approach might be the best way forward in terms of Canada yielding the best results as far as our development assistance policy goes.
On June 7th, 2016. See this statement in context.