Back in the 1980s I half-jokingly asked a friend of mine, how would the world have been different if Canada never existed? He just smiled. Much later I read opinions by people stating that without Canada, the Allies might not have won WWII (others have disagreed). Anyway, here's a link on the very idea of a world without Canada, in other words highlighting some of our contributions to humanity thus far:
globalnews.ca/video/3491852/What would a world without Canada look like?:
https://globalnews.ca/video/3491852/...nada-look-like
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.