We are missing the boat on public diplomacy

Canada needs to bring back the Understanding Canada program to fund international Canadian studies.

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland would be wise to restart the Understanding Canada program to reinforce Canada's image in the U.S. as an invaluable partner, the authors argue. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Opinion

BY JOHN W. GRAHAM, MUNROE EAGLES

March 22, 2017

The prime minister and his team, with a little help from former prime minister Brian Mulroney, have mounted a smart and, so far, successful campaign with United States President Donald Trump and his associates to sustain civil dialogue and the flow of bilateral trade. Yet, as we are reminded daily,...

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