A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence on Canada’s foreign policy.
Canada should focus on fixes, not fights, during Biden visit: Tory MP

President Joe Biden will be the first American president to visit Ottawa since 2016.
Indigenous ‘priorities’ and the threat of investor-state arbitration

TC Energy’s pursuit of investor-state arbitration over U.S. President Joe Biden’s cancellation of Keystone XL serves as a dull warning to Mexico.
Milking it? MPs raise concerns with supply management bill but signal support

‘I feel like I’m watching the same movie I saw two years ago where a part of the House of Commons, under pressure, will vote in favour, but is doing everything it can to tell us that Bill C‑282 is ultimately a bad bill,’ says Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay.
Progress lags in Canada-India trade talks

Negotiations for many chapters of an Early Progress Trade Agreement remain far apart, with no timeline for when the deal can be put to bed.
Indo-Pacific reality check in Tsawwassen

For a country that relies on trade for two-thirds of its GDP, and for the provinces like Saskatchewan that rely on the port for close to 20 per cent of its provincial GDP, this is an existential question. For the government in Ottawa, it is a confidence motion of sorts for its Indo-Pacific trade ambitions.
MPs say they received Congressional assurances against American protectionist measures

‘We did receive some assurances, certainly from the Republicans and even from some of the Democrats, that is more rhetoric and language than anything else,’ says Liberal MP John McKay.
It’s a momentous year for Canada-Japan relations

As we face a severe geopolitical situation, the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan has become even more important.
Joly’s India trip nothing like Canadian trade missions of the past

The two day trip looks to be less about trade and more about pressing the Canadian-American desire to turn India away from Russia, weaken China, and strengthen the Quad.
Potential Canada-Ecuador trade pact to navigate tricky investment protections field

Controversial ISDS provisions are trumpeted for protecting Canadian foreign investments, but are panned for allowing companies to sue countries.