Feds’ plan to slash foreign ministry budget by 20 per cent ‘ill-timed and short-sighted’: observers

The latest departmental plans for Global Affairs Canada report a projected budget of $7.22-billion in 2026-27, down from its forecasted budget of $9.05-billion for 2025-26.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, prioritizes the international file, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand faces a department with emptier coffers.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has made reshaping Canada’s place in the world a signature priority, but the federal government plans to cut the budget of the diplomats charged with implementing that vision by $1.83-billion, according to government documents.

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