‘An incremental win’: environmental groups praise Canada’s leadership at COP15, call for action to honour promises
The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework includes more than 20 targets to be met by 2030, but campaigner Charlotte Dawe says it only includes accountability measures for developing nations.
Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy
‘We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,’ Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada reaching its NATO spending commitments.
Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force
Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.
New envoy ‘happy’ to see Taiwan in spotlight, Canada’s new China approach in Indo-Pacific strategy
Taiwanese diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says the Indo-Pacific strategy is Canada’s China strategy, which wouldn’t be necessary if China had not become increasingly assertive and aggressive in the region.
Feds had concerns over upholding diplomatic protection obligations as convoy ensnared dozens of embassies
Constant honking noise and gas fumes disrupted work in the many embassies in Ottawa’s downtown core.
Experts eager to see Canada’s African strategy brought forward to address perception of neglect
‘The truth of the matter is it is a policy that should have been crafted yesterday,’ says University of Western Ontario professor Thomas Tieku.
Sport Minister St-Onge refused to go to Qatar for FIFA World Cup to show solidarity with LGBTQ community and migrant workers, say Liberal sources
Qatar ‘welcomes constructive criticism,’ but expects visitors to respect the host country’s legal system and social and cultural norms like any other country, says a spokesperson of the Qatari embassy in Ottawa.
Canada should put its money where its mouth is on strengthening the International Criminal Court
Canada should back up its stated commitments to justice with the resources the court needs to do its job.
Plan to boost diplomatic footprint in Indo-Pacific scant on details for new demands on foreign service
With diplomatic capacity-building projects in Eastern Europe, Africa, and now in the Indo-Pacific, implementation will be a ‘challenge’ as recruitment will come under focus, say experts and former diplomats.
Canada was right not to skip out on the Qatar World Cup
Neither FIFA nor Qatar would have lost a night’s sleep over Canada’s non-participation, while a generation of Canadian soccer dreams would have been wiped out for a token, meaningless protest.
