Trudeau’s in India to win Indo-Canadian votes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit this week to India seems to be part of a game plan to garner Indo-Canadian votes, for one can find no other credible reason for the weeklong visit. Canada is home to more than one million people of Indian heritage, or 3.6 per cent of the population. India is also […]
Why a more assertive Japan matters to Canada
Canada’s engagement in Asia dates back to Confederation. Reaching Asia was one of the notable reasons we built the Canadian Pacific Railway. We didn’t use these words at the time but our “geopolitical” partners—those who helped set the parameters of our relations—included Britain, the United States, and Commonwealth countries, notably India and Australia. We should […]
Canada jeopardizing U.S. relations, trade deals by favouring Chinese takeovers
Encouraging free trade is a cornerstone of the Conservative Party’s foreign affairs strategy. Gaining access to new markets in a mutually beneficial manner facilitates the dissemination of Canadian innovation, while creating jobs and a strong economy for Canadians. However, this enthusiasm to engage does not extend to state-owned enterprises, especially when it comes at the […]
Human rights ombudsperson will bring long-awaited accountability to Canadian mining
Nenita Andes Condez risked her life to visit Canada last spring. She was part of a KAIROS tour of Philippine leaders seeking accountability for mining operations from Canadians and government officials. Nenita is an Indigenous Subanen leader from the Philippine island of Mindanao. She advocates for her people in the face of complaints of human […]
Feds must step up support for innovation in Canada’s auto industry
Since the inception of the automotive industry in Canada, automakers and automotive part suppliers have become global leaders in innovation. Especially following the financial crisis of 2008 and with ongoing NAFTA negotiations, it is clear that our government needs to step up its support of the automotive industry in Canada. Other countries have strategies to grow […]
Liberals making investments to help Canadians seize opportunities created by technology: Bains
The expansive portfolio handed to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has already earned him the moniker the “minister of everything.” After all, the Mississauga, Ont., MP is tasked with not only shepherding the government’s all-important economic development agenda, but also helping domestic businesses become more innovative, an elusive task that seemingly boils […]
Innovation
“Canada has signed on to the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Is this a good move? Why or why not?”
Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “During his recent trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Prime Minister announced that Canada and the ten remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership concluded discussions in Tokyo on a new comprehensive and progressive agreement—the CPTPP. “Our government joined this agreement because it is the right deal—we […]
Trudeau has defied expectations, but the next two years may only get tougher
OTTAWA—Toward the end of the 2015 election campaign, Justin Trudeau was chatting with reporters on the tarmac near his chartered Liberal aircraft when someone asked if he really thought his party could win big on Oct. 19. After all, it was pointed out, no federal party had ever converted a third-place standing into a majority […]
New Icelandic envoy seeks trade talks with Canada to update EFTA deal ‘sooner rather than later’
For his second posting overseas, the new Icelandic ambassador says his priority in Canada will be to cultivate stronger trade relations by championing a renewed agreement with the European Free Trade Association and to maintain the thriving tourism industry between the two countries. Pétur Ásgeirsson arrived in early November and presented his credentials to the […]
