Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland’s foreign policy a little tweaking, but no major policy direction

It is a welcome sign to see Canada back on the world stage, but what the foreign policy review speech lacked was a cohesive, comprehensive, coherent and coordinated Canadian foreign policy.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chyrstia Freeland, pictured Jan. 10, 2017, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. If anything, Canada’s foreign policy ought to be defined by 'humanitarian internationalism,' a term she used, and hopefully will further define and elaborate on as she implements Canada’s foreign policy, writes Bhupinder Liddar. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY BHUPINDER S. LIDDAR

June 12, 2017

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was meant to deliver a major foreign policy statement in Parliament on June 6. However, it turned out to be a mild, nonchalant speech, devoid of any major policy direction and devoted largely to the review of Canada’s impressive contribution of t...

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