Union warns foreign ministry cuts will hamper delivery of Carney doctrine
More than 3,100 employees at Global Affairs Canada have received notices that their jobs could be affected by cuts at a time when the prime minister is signalling a new approach for the country’s foreign policy.
Carney must walk a tightrope in 2026, dealing with an unpredictable neighbour
Canada has been over-relying on a partner—the United States—that has become unreliable.
IMF report says Canada’s elevated trade uncertainty reinforces long-standing weaknesses in productivity and competitiveness
So while Mark Carney’s efforts to develop new markets and new partnerships around the world matter, without a corresponding effort to boost Canadian innovation and support our ambitious entrepreneurs in building and growing new companies, the new market opportunities won’t lead to new exports and investments.
‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying
More than a third (33.9 per cent) of all federal advocacy in 2025 was about economic development, setting a new record in annual lobbying.
CUSMA review approaching, but mechanism remains murky
The CUSMA document itself offers little information about how its mandated review is supposed to unfold, leaving stakeholders clamouring for more details about the process.
Questions loom over future of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy after China détente
Although Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen as embarking on a more ‘pragmatic’ and ‘interests-based’ foreign policy, Ottawa-based foreign diplomats are wary about the potential for misplaced trust in the Asian superpower.
Do Conservatives want the best for the West, or not?
The Conservatives complaining about the PM going to China for a trade deal are the same people who are begging for a new pipeline out to the coast of B.C. to sell oil to China.
Canada will have to expand trade with undemocratic countries to fight losses in U.S. trade war, say foreign policy experts
Canada is at serious risk in 2026 from the ‘political revolution’ currently underway in the U.S., and there is likely no scenario where Canada and the U.S. will return to a trade relationship like before the current trade war.
Time for Team Canada 2.0
Several things made these missions of the past unique: led by the prime minister, joined by cabinet ministers, premiers, and hundreds of business leaders, they created a marketing buzz wherever they touched down.
Trump exposed the risk of complacency. Will Canada learn from its mistakes?
It is critical to not repeat past mistakes, and for the Carney government to approach renewed relationships with countries like China with eyes wide open.
