Time for foreign policy update to prepare Canada for post-pandemic world, say some experts

The rules-based international order as it once was 'no longer exists,' says Canadian International Council president Ben Rowswell.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, gave the Trudeau government's most recent foreign policy expression last February in what one expert called a 'disappointing' speech that lacked specifics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 1, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to reassess their priorities and shifted geopolitical fault lines, some former diplomats and experts are calling for a refresh and for a new statement on Canada's foreign policy foundations. Canada hasn't had an official review of its foreign policy s...

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