Can Biden’s sunny message of continental co-operation be matched with policy reality?
‘The visit sets the stage for further conversation and I think we need to hold the president to his word,’ says former Canadian diplomat Louise Blais.
‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes
‘Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,’ says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.
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.
