Trump return to White House will test ‘rocky’ relationship with Trudeau
President-elect Donald Trump is someone who ‘carries a grudge,’ but Trudeau must find a way to ‘make the relationship work,’...
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Canada braces for trade shocks as Trump wins second presidential term
In a historic comeback, Donald Trump returns for a second term as president leading the polarized nation. To prepare for...
Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’
The Liberal inaction on a budget pledge to strengthen the forced labour import ban is “deplorable,” according to members of...
DND access-to-info woes persist as compliance with law drops, backlog grows
Compliance by the Department of National Defence with the Access to Information Act decreased in the last fiscal year as...
After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine
Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had...
Concern mounts over how immigration cuts will hit slow-moving program for Sudanese war refugees
With Canada moving to cut the number of migrants it accepts in the coming years, some advocates are worried previously...
‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst
After another round of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions, the Canada-India diplomatic relationship “virtually has collapsed,” say foreign policy observers, with little...
A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links
The federal government welcomed a Saudi minister’s high-level visit with open arms last week, which observers say is a sign...
Canada can’t afford to squander chance for rare Indo-Pacific role with AUKUS, say analysts
Three years after the Liberal government was pilloried for its absence from the security union formed by the United States...
Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada off to slow start, says advocacy group
Progress has been slow on a new program to resettle Uyghur refugees in Canada as an advocacy group says none...
GAC’s ability to perform essential duties, sustain foreign presence threatened by financial crunch: memo
As billions of dollars get invested in Canada's defence, Ottawa's other international apparatus is being left behind, say current and...
Another round of consultations on Canada’s Africa ‘approach’ extends two-year wait for rethink
The delay for the federal government’s African policy revamp continues to grow, with another round of public consultations recently launched...
Canada’s next submarine fleet likely to be foreign built as Navy faces timeline crunch, say defence experts
With just over a decade left until the Canadian Navy needs new submarines, a lack of domestic capacity means the...
Another privilege battle brewing as feds refuse to give House unredacted green fund docs
The House of Commons’ top lawyer is sounding an alarm as scores of governmental departments and agencies failed to turn...
Bloc accuses feds of backing TC Energy dispute at the expense of mounting defence against Ruby River claim
With the legal saga over the scrapped Keystone XL pipeline hitting a roadblock, the Bloc Québécois says Canada prioritized recouping...
Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise
Although the Liberal government has placed an annual price tag of $60-billion on its commitment to spend two per cent...
GAC downgrades chief legal adviser role despite global focus on international law
As the federal government declares its support for international law, it is downgrading the top lawyer in the foreign ministry...
Chinese envoy says Beijing won’t change approach to next Canadian election, denying foreign interference charges
With Beijing under the microscope over allegations of government meddling in Canadian elections, its top diplomat in Ottawa is continuing...
Deadly Hurricane Beryl a stark reminder of the need to confront climate change, says Saint Kitts and Nevis envoy
After Hurricane Beryl brought devastation when it reached landfall in the Eastern Caribbean, the lone high commissioner for the region...
MPs sound alarm over threat of losing ‘invaluable’ tool for fiscal oversight
As billions of dollars of government spending went without committee scrutiny, some MPs are raising concern that they might soon...
Info watchdog, Defence Minister Blair keep clashing in court cases over access law compliance
Defence Minister Bill Blair is asking the courts to quash two information commissioner orders against Canada’s cyber spy agency to...
Ten parliamentary committees forgo scrutiny of $25-billion in spending estimates
Nine House committees, plus a joint House and Senate committee, eschewed reviews of $25.4-billion in planned governmental spending, leaving more...
‘An eroding democracy’: Canada faces difficult dilemma with prospect of convicted Trump in the White House
With Donald Trump becoming the first president in American history to have been criminally convicted, the Canadian government will have...
‘We believe in international law, or we don’t’: South African envoy counters claims of moral equivalence in ICC warrant applications
As the Canadian government rejects any equivalence between Israeli and Hamas leaders after the International Criminal Court prosecutor applied for...
House Canada-China Committee looking to interrogate officials and parliamentarians who visited China
With a spate of Canadian officials and parliamentarians starting to re-engage with Beijing, MPs on the Special House Committee on...
Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate
As the federal government renews a budget pledge to bring forward legislation to stamp out forced labour from Canada’s supply...
Liberal government faces test defending royal prerogative as opposition MPs vie for say in Canada’s foreign policy
While Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said 'we cannot change foreign policy based on an opposition motion,' she also noted...
Canada has been concerned with a lack of diplomatic access in China amid turbulent ties
Amid its continued rocky relationship with Beijing, the federal government has been concerned with the lack of diplomatic access that...
Will Mr. Poilievre go to Washington? Former diplomats hope so
With the Conservatives enjoying a commanding lead in the polls, observers of the Canada-United States relationship are calling for Tory...
‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with budget cuts
Amid mounting calls for more investment in Canada’s foreign ministry, including from Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, the department will...
‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law
In response to access-to-information stonewalling by Canada’s defence establishment, Parliament’s freedom of information watchdog is asking the Federal Court to...
Some foreign envoys voice ‘frustration’ over access in Ottawa as others downplay concerns
With long response times for messages, and difficulty in securing meetings, some foreign ambassadors are raising concerns over access to...
Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’
Taiwan’s top diplomat in Canada says he is worried about the effect that a proposed end to sponsored travel will...
Renewed ‘Team Canada’ effort in the U.S. needs to take advantage of parliamentary links on Capitol Hill, says former Grit MP Easter
With a looming presidential election south of the 49th parallel, “Team Canada” outreach efforts are set to begin anew, and...
Trudeau nears record high for political diplomatic appointments as Bennett goes to Denmark
With the appointment of Carolyn Bennett as Canada’s newest ambassador to Denmark, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now selected four...
Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats
After a year of wide-scale evacuation efforts, Canada’s consular services will continue to be pressed to respond to ever-emerging global...
CUSMA and friends? Costa Rican trade minister makes pitch to join North American pact
With momentum building south of the border, Costa Rica’s top trade official has brought his pitch to join Canada’s North...
Partisan clashes cloud implementation of revised Ukraine trade bill as experts pan Tories’ carbon tax complaints
With a bill to implement a revised Canada-Ukraine trade deal moving through the House amid partisan mudslinging, experts are lambasting...