Joly rightly called Canada a convener, and it’s time to put her words into action

Foreign policy is not about transactional politics, but about advancing interests by maneuvering through the maze of international pushes and pulls. That maze has become increasingly complex.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s assessments are accurate: middle-sized powers should stay away from the geo-political games of the big guns, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is right. During a recent CTV appearance, she offered a deep political insight, noting that Canada is "a middle-sized power and what we’re good at is convening and making sure diplomacy is happening.” To be consistent with her government’s track record, h...

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