foreign affairs
The calm hand of Marc Garneau
Whether his new post is a prime opportunity or a headache in the waiting, Garneau’s surprise move to global affairs is a vote of confidence in his steadiness
What has Canada done for Bolivia?
Andray Domise: The response from Canada has been empty platitudes about ‘fair and transparent’ elections and ‘standing with the democratic will’
Justin Trudeau went along but hasn’t gotten along
Andrew MacDougall: While the PM has said what people want to hear on the world stage, it hasn’t led to action. Canada’s impotence is complete.
It’s time to leverage Canada’s energy advantage into a geopolitical one, too
Opinion: Pipeline projects and energy developments will allow Canada to flex more influence on the world stage—and weaken the grip of bad international actors
If only Stéphane Dion had saved Canada’s foreign policy
Paul Wells: A curious new book from Stéphane Dion’s former advisor offers—along with some real gossip—insight into Trudeau as a foreign-policy PM
The world thinks the world needs more Canada, too
Canada has the most positive influence on the world right now, according to a recent poll
Stéphane Dion’s policy is a mess. But that’s okay.
Why Scott Gilmore has some sympathy for the Foreign Affairs Minister’s jumbled plan
Lloyd Axworthy on politics, Winnipeg and the world
John Geddes in conversation with Lloyd Axworthy, the Maclean’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner about his long, winding career
Baird shouted lots, but had a subtler side, too
Behind politics and policy, the politician cultivated personal relationships that mattered
John Baird vs. The Maldives
A note of thanks from the deposed president
What did John Baird say to the Maldives?
‘A certain standard of values and principles which is clearly lacking in the Maldives’
U.S. and U.K. close foreign embassies in Yemen, Canadians warned to exercise caution
The United States continues to have many of its foreign embassies in the Middle East and Africa closed or on high alert in response to what it says is a heightened threat of terrorist attack.