Global Affairs Canada Confirms Diplomatic Strategy Is Just Saying We Are Deeply Concerned

OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada has released a previously classified document confirming that the countrys entire diplomatic strategy consists of issuing statements expressing deep concern about international events and then doing nothing further. The document, obtained through an access to information request that took only 37 months to process, outlines a three-tier escalation protocol. Tier 1 is We are monitoring the situation closely. Tier 2 is We are deeply concerned. Tier 3 is We urge all parties to exercise restraint. There is no Tier 4. We found that saying we are deeply concerned is 94% as effective as actual intervention, and costs approximately 0.001% as much, explained the deputy undersecretary for sufficiently concerned messaging. When youve been deeply concerned 847 times in a single year, you really feel like youve made a difference. Canada has reportedly been deeply concerned about 1,247 international incidents since 2015, none of which were resolved by the expression of concern.

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