Canada, my home and native land, has announced foreign policy changes for dealing with North Korea today. Following the sinking of the Cheonan, in May 2010 Canada had announced that it had severed all diplomatic ties with the nation. Now it has increased restrictions, prohibiting imports and exports between the countries, as well as a ban on Canadian investment in North Korean firms. Ships and aircraft are also forbidden from landing in or passing through Canada as well. The only exceptions to these rules are for humanitarian efforts, such as providing food aid (which interestingly enough is all North Korea usually demands from foreign countries). Canada sent over 25,000 troops to Korea to fight on the South side in the 1950-53 Korean War, in which over 500 Canadian troops lost their lives.
Source: CBC
