Foreign policy is all about self-interest

Canada should focus on its own interest: building credibility in defence investment and alliances, and reaching out to our economic partners.

Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

October 8, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE—It is a long way from Kamouraska to New York City, and it has been two decades since I was at the United Nations General Assembly. But the years I worked for the UN abroad, followed by studies on the body, and half a decade as an analyst in the UN division ...

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