Will Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy be worth the wait?

Canada’s Arctic foreign policy must be about expanding our role in the region. It should signal to our allies and adversaries alike that we are prepared to assume responsibilities for the preservation of peace and stability in the Arctic, while seizing opportunities that enhance the prosperity and security of Canadians.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is preparing an Arctic foreign policy, in consultation with Indigenous partners, territorial governments and Arctic allies.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT

December 2, 2024

Canada needs a new Arctic foreign policy. The world, and the region, has changed dramatically since it announced its last one—a chapter, not a standalone policy, in 2019’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, which as its name betrayed, leaned more heavily on process th...

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