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.
Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, while Prime Minister Mark Carney didn’t directly mention the United States when responding to the raid.
Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan
The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee still has questions about how that’s viable.
Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty
The 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy is a relic of an era where Canada blindly outsourced its foreign policy to Washington, D.C. That era is over.
Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging
Our test is to prove him wrong, and not sacrifice the future for the present.
Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’
U.S. President Donald Trump recently said in December that he may let CUSMA expire or work out another deal with Canada and Mexico.
