Is Canada prepared to ignore alarming human rights violations to advance a controversial free trade agreement with Ecuador?

The Canadian government must not remain indifferent to the bloodshed and the incontrovertible reality of a grave human rights crisis in Ecuador.
‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
An appropriate moment to reflect on Japan

It is worthy for Canada to build a stronger and more dynamic bridge across the Pacific to Japan.
Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited 11 countries.
Handling Canada-China relations in an age of weaponized supply chains

If Canada wants to remain a G7 economy, it must approach economic relations with China through the lens of strategic caution, not short-term commercial convenience.
House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns over a lack of transparency in trade talks.
‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles

Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will ‘help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.’
Africa is rising, and a generational budget is on the table. Canada must deliver

Canada must now decide what kind of global leader it will be. With the right amount of emphasis on the African continent, the fall budget will mark that legacy.
‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country’s renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision to recognize a Palestinian state.