Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16
Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual spending of $323.9-million in 2015-16.
European Union celebrates at the gallery
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‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats
U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is ‘not very sympathetic’ to the pain Canadians feel over Trump’s annexation threats as he looks to the future.
Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué
Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem.
Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year
In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa’s Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state
In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his lineup.
Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden
This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is ‘not so good at providing a benefit to the other members of those alliances,’ former CSIS director Richard Fadden told a panel audience.
‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks
The future of Canada’s North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions
Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision
Foreign policy observers say the prime minister’s plans for Canada’s place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs Canada.
