Joly’s Africa engagement strategy copies the American approach

If the Liberal government cared about engaging constructively with Africa, it would have developed the strategy in its first or second terms when it had the political clout to do bold things.

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly's call for public consultation on Canada's approach to Africa emphasizes our 'feminist foreign policy' and 'engaging' African countries 'to build stronger, and more visible partnerships,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

September 25, 2024

OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s on-again, off-again Africa engagement strategy offers one more example of Canada’s foreign policy oddities. The timing and the approach not only project saviourism, they also feel a bit suspect vis-à-vis the intention be...

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