Canada’s contribution to Three Amigos summit needs to go beyond trade concerns: experts
The Three Amigos summit may not have the same warmth as the last time the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met in Ottawa in 2016, with Canada expected to raise its trade concerns at the first North American Leaders’ Summit in five years. Experts in the Canada-U.S. relationship say they don’t expect […]
Put legal wildlife trade on new Parliament’s agenda to prevent future pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concern about the increasing frequency and severity of infectious diseases, particularly those that arise from animals. The majority of emerging infectious diseases, including the ones with pandemic potential, originate in animals. Yet, human factors drive the risk of these diseases moving from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences. Key […]
Bilateral negotiation ‘important factor’ for full Canadian support of U.K.’s CPTPP accession: memo
Ahead of trade talks with the United Kingdom, Canada is linking London’s effort to join the Pacific rim trade deal to its negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement. Following its exit from the European Union, the U.K. government has sought a multitude of trade agreements, including a bilateral trade pact with Canada and joining […]
Canada should be ‘very loud’ in support of Ukraine’s NATO bid, says departing envoy
As he departs Ottawa, Ukraine’s long-serving ambassador to Canada is trumpeting the growth in the bilateral relationship and hoping that Canada will be a loud voice in support of Ukraine joining NATO. “When there is a discussion in Brussels about NATO and Ukraine, we want all the heads to turn towards Canada. We want your […]
Preserving a vital lifeline through the COVID-19 pandemic
As a 100 per cent Inuit-owned airline, Canadian North has been pleased to see a heightened awareness of long-standing issues that negatively impact the lives of Inuit and Northerners across Inuit Nunangat. This includes infrastructure gaps, housing shortages, food insecurity and health care inaccessibility, all of which are tied to the availability of safe and […]
Canada struck ‘good balance’ in approach with China, says new U.K. envoy
The United Kingdom’s newest envoy to Canada says London isn’t worried about how Canada has handled its relationship with Beijing. The U.K. recently entered into a national security pact with the United States and Australia (AUKUS) in hopes to deter the growing reach of Beijing in the Indo-Pacific. Canada—a traditional Five Eyes ally with the […]
Analysts question whether China can meet ‘high standard’ to join CPTPP, as Taiwan bid encouraged
Beijing and Taipei have both signalled a desire to join a trade deal that includes Canada and 10 other Pacific Rim countries, but questions loom over whether China can meet the “high standard” of the pact, say analysts. Some say a Chinese accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could have […]
New Icelandic envoy brings trade promotion prowess to Ottawa
Iceland’s new ambassador hopes to bring his trade promotion bonafides to Ottawa to expand trade and investment between the Nordic island nation and Canada. A former Iceland consul general in New York City, Ambassador Hlynur Gudjonsson presented his letter of credence to new Governor General Mary May Simon on Sept. 9 in the vice-regal’s first […]
Backing Taiwan’s CPTPP bid a key step towards broadening Canada-Taiwan relations: envoy
The last two years have been challenging for all of us. Taiwan’s pandemic situation took a turn for the worse in mid-May this year because of new COVID variants. Fortunately, our government immediately deployed tight prevention measures, and with the co-operation of the population, the pandemic situation swiftly improved in mid-July. By August, mere three […]
Trans-Pacific trade pact works best without China
A major goal of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), intended to cover about 40 per cent of world trade, was to ensure that rule of law nations, not China, would write the rules for the world economy in the 21st century. The Obama administration concluded the TPP would spur economic growth and create new jobs, while […]
