Canada shouldn’t treat Cambodia as pariah state, despite its turn to one-party rule

Canada should cultivate its ties to Cambodia through persuasive approaches from our accredited diplomats and should even contemplate early ministerial connections, such as through visits following ASEAN meetings—not immediately, but in the next year or so.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 33 years, intends to remain in office for at least another 10 years. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Opinion

BY Gordon Longmuir and Darren Touch

August 15, 2018

After 33 years in power, Hun Sen, Cambodia's incumbent prime minister, and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) secured yet another mandate in a highly controversial election in late July. As of Aug. 15, the CPP

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