Americans now need their government to meet their hopes, needs effectively
The Nov. 3 U.S. election included approximately 147 million presidential votes already counted by eligible voters for Joe Biden (51 per cent) or Donald Trump (48 per cent). Such voter mobilization is rare; the momentum is now with Americans for whom decency in politics matters. Many Canadians support their decision. Trump is probably the most […]
What a Biden presidency means for Canadian business, global tade
Leaders around the globe, including Canada, Japan, and the European Union reacted positively to the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The former vice-president prevailed over his hostile and protectionist rival Donald Trump in one of the most heated elections in American history. Team Biden-Harris will inherit a U.S. foreign policy establishment that disrupted global trade, […]
The Hill to honour Remembrance Day in minimalist ceremony with vintage flyover
As the National Remembrance Day Ceremony will be scaled down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, onlookers will be gazing up to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. To mark the milestone, three vintage aircraft will fly over the Hill at the end of the ceremony. The flyover will include the […]
Stakeholders push feds to quickly reach transitional U.K. trade deal, as government says new pact ‘close to the finish line’
With Canada’s export competitors in the midst of trade negotiations with Britain, stakeholders are urging Canada to quickly finalize a transitional trade agreement with the U.K. Canada-U.K. trade will stop being covered by the Canada-EU trade deal—called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)—following the end of the Brexit transition period at the start of […]
Whether it’s Trump or Biden, Canada has to be ready to get to work
Nov. 3 is the “most consequential” U.S. election in our lifetime—and not just for Americans. If it’s four more years of Donald Trump, then the preppers and survivalists may be on to something. Whatever and whenever the results, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is right to say that Canada needs to be “ready for all outcomes.” For Trump, […]
Is there a role for Canada in Taiwan’s economic and security dilemma?
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) has just released a survey on Taiwanese Public Opinion on Foreign Policy and National Security conducted in conjunction with the polling technology firm RIWI. This survey polled the attitudes of more than 1,000 Taiwanese respondents from a variety of demographic and educational backgrounds on several foreign policy […]
For Canada, the trade debate never ends
OTTAWA—Former prime minister John Turner, who died on Sept. 19, faced the collective resources and determination of not only Progressive Conservatives, but also nearly the entire Canadian business community in his losing campaign against Canada-U.S. free trade in 1988. The pro-trade push that helped Brian Mulroney win the pivotal battle over Canada’s economic future also […]
Canada-Irish relationship ‘ripe for development,’ new envoy says
Helping negotiate the 1998 peace treaty in Northern Ireland is among the proudest achievements for Ireland’s new top diplomat in Ottawa, and one that has a notable Canadian connection. As a member of the Irish government’s team involved in the negotiation, and later implementation, of the Good Friday Agreement bringing to an end decades of […]
Liberals ignoring promise for trade transparency as U.K. talks ‘commence,’ say critics
Opposition MPs say the Liberal government is ignoring an agreed-upon change that gives Parliamentarians more transparency over trade deals by not alerting the House of the start of trade negotiations with the United Kingdom after the top U.K. trade official said those talks have “commenced.” When the Liberal government was pushing for the rapid passage […]
Feds trumpet uncertain WTO reform to protect Canada from trade whims of superpowers
With growing trade uncertainty around the globe, the Liberal government is trumpeting its leadership of a group of likeminded nations to reform the World Trade Organization, but progress is far from guaranteed. The Canadian government formed the Ottawa Group in 2018 with Australia, Brazil, Chile, the European Union, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, […]
