Foreign policy, defence left in the cold by political wannabes

Given Canada’s track record of late, it’s probably for the best there weren’t any concrete foreign affairs ideas during the campaign.

Neither Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, or NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh put forward concrete foreign policy during the recent election campaign, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 23, 2019

OTTAWA—Right down to the wire in the 2019 federal election, no political leader offered up a vision on Canada’s role on the world stage. At no point in the campaign did any party issue specific statements regarding their position on defence or foreign affairs issues. In his successful run in 20...

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