Canada can lead global efforts in tackling hunger
Canada has a strong track record of leading on global food issues—one that we hope will continue. In 2009, responding to the global food crisis, Canada named food security as a priority for the aid program, and doubled aid for agriculture.
Beyond transactions: why pluralism should anchor Canadian global leadership
Canada must look beyond protection of national interests through deal-making as the core for our foreign policy.
From aid to advantage: re-imagining Canada–Africa relations
Canada must shift its mindset from donor to long-term partner, and from symbolic gestures to strategic co-investment.
UN Rohingya conference is Canada’s moment to renew its humanitarian commitments
Canada is a human rights-defending nation, but this image needs to be complemented with greater action.
Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to save $25-billion and to boost military spending significantly, but he and his government better make sure the cuts don’t affect vital services to Canadians, including at the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration. That would create another other mess for the country, and no one wants that. The government is also setting itself up for another showdown with the public service unions.
Food is a right, not a weapon: Canada must act for Gaza
There must be immediate action. For Canada, that starts with a full arms embargo, cancelling our free trade deal with Israel, and imposing biting sanctions.
Global finance is broken: will Canada help fix it?
The rise in global military spending proves this isn’t about scarcity. Development cooperation is about shared security, including ours. Canada helped shape consensus in Seville—no small feat in a fractured world. But consensus is no excuse for complacency.
G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead
If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be measured not in dollars, but in lives.
Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit
Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and Calgary.
G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine
The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders’ Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.
