Pakistan’s new envoy wants to see more high-level visits
High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem denied that Pakistan has interfered in the Canadian electoral process despite a reference in the Foreign Interference Commission’s final report.
NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats
If Canada were to try Jagmeet Singh’s proposal, ‘we quite likely would successfully kill the G7,’ says Roy Norton.
No discussions ongoing over Russia’s return to G7, says new Italian ambassador
New Italian Ambassador Alessandro Cattaneo talks Canada’s G7 presidency, CETA ratification, and Ukraine.
Tariff dispute process would only offer symbolic win for Canada, but should still be used: trade observers
Canada has indicated that it would pursue immediate retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. levies before a dispute body can adjudicate the case.
‘Alarming’ U.S. pivot on Ukraine showcases unreliability of Trump White House, say parliamentarians
Liberal MP John McKay says support for Ukraine will be raised when the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group heads to D.C. in March.
‘We’re the canary in the coal mine’: Joly’s wake-up call to Europe as Canada looks to co-ordinate a Trump response with allies
Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson says the world is returning to a ‘darker age for small- and medium-sized powers like Canada’ as Donald Trump has no interest in the U.S. safeguarding the global rules-based order.
‘We can’t take their word’: U.S. ignoring 2019 deal to guide return of steel and aluminum tariffs
A 2019 Canada-U.S. agreement and a 2018 CUSMA side letter mandated that consultations were required before tariffs could be imposed.
Support for Ukraine ‘not enough,’ says new Lithuanian envoy
In a wide-ranging interview, Lithuanian Ambassador Egidijus Meilūnas talks diplomatic dreams, support for Ukraine, and territorial integrity.
Will U.S. tariff threats on Canada and Europe spur CETA ratification?
Ten of the EU’s 27 members have yet to ratify the trade agreement with Canada as some are urging full approval to be advanced.
Canada alone? What other world leaders have said publicly about Trump’s ’51st state’ threats
International affairs professor Michael Manulak says world leaders are holding back comment so far because they’re ‘unsure about how serious to take the 51st-state rhetoric and whether it was genuine or whether it was just bluster.’
