Romania hosts Rideau Club revelry
The Hill Times
Finland throws house party
The Hill Times
Senators ‘hopeful’ for shifting tide in Congress as U.S. lawmakers rally to Canada’s cause
The U.S. Congress has largely abandoned its jurisdictional authority over trade to the Trump White House, but Canadian engagement has continued while waiting for the ‘pendulum’ to swing back.
Defence official says Canadian transiting of Taiwan Strait ‘likely’ to continue
Since the launch of the Indo-Pacific Strategy in late 2022, Canadian warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait seven times.
‘Something new is needed’: Ottawa’s diplomatic corps still trying to grasp Carney’s worldview after Davos
‘Carney broke out of that binary between unacceptable subordination and self-destructive resistance, and he gave a third way,’ says South African envoy Rieaz Shaik.
Indian envoy calls on Canada to revive Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group ahead of Carney’s visit
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik says he is ‘surprised’ that Canada has friendship groups with ‘non-democratic countries,’ but currently does not have one with the ‘largest democracy.’
Multilateralism isn’t dead—it’s being forced to deliver
Pragmatism must prevail over narrow nationalism, because co-operation is what creates jobs, lowers costs, and expands opportunity.
Japan salutes Canadian business ties
The Hill Times
Thailand throws national day party
The Hill Times
Carney’s Davos remarks offered ‘glimmer of hope,’ says Irish minister
Political leaders should take heed of the Canadian prime minister’s recent address to the World Economic Forum that there is strength in smaller countries leaning into multilateralism, says Irish Culture Minister Patrick O’Donovan.
