Visa requirements not a solution to U.S. migrant concerns, says new Mexican envoy
In a wide-ranging interview, Mexican Ambassador Carlos Joaquín González talks American migrant concerns, tourism rebounds, energy disputes, and an upcoming Three Amigos summit.
Budget yet to be considered for Africa framework, as concern over ‘siloed’ approach mounts
‘This looks to me like, once again, we’re putting Africa on the backburner,’ says NDP MP Heather McPherson about the government’s delay in putting forward an African engagement plan.
India raises concerns over diplomatic security, wants Canadian missions ‘better secured’
India is the latest of a handful of countries to raise concerns about diplomatic protection in Canada.
Agriculture to be included in interim trade pact, says Indian envoy
High Commissioner Verma says India is eager to finalize an early stage trade deal, but isn’t proposing any timelines for completion.
Canada looks to learn from Security Council campaign blunders in bid for UN human rights body
Canada is only the second country that has indicated it will run for a seat for the 2028-2030 term on the UN Human Rights Council.
A new bill wants to shed light on political prisoner advocacy, but feds worry about harm
Changes to Bill C-281 will give the foreign affairs minister broad redaction powers to limit information being publicized about prisoners around the world Canada is working to see released.
Canada has a role to play in the South Caucasus
Canada should open an embassy in Azerbaijan because without diplomatic representation, we lose the chance to discover the real pluralism in Azerbaijani society.
Continued public service travel cuts could threaten Canada’s international engagement, say experts
The 2023 budget aims for public service travel cuts to compose a ‘portion’ of a 15 per cent reduction in professional services and travel.
As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association
The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the last time the Canadian delegation went to China was in 2019.
Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads
Recent allegations of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have added to the complex interplay of ethnicity and politics in Canada. There is an echo here of Igor Gouzenko’s revelations of Soviet espionage in Canada in 1946, which led to the imprisonment of a Jewish Polish-born Communist MP, writes Nelson Wiseman.
