Canada should seek a peacemaking role in the Strait of Hormuz

Perhaps it's overdue for Canada to provide the kind of leadership that former prime minister Lester Pearson showed in winning the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his pivotal role in de-escalating and helping to resolve the Suez Crisis.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has pointed out to all involved in the conflict that international law, as expressly stated in the UN Law of the Sea Convention, requires that international straits—such at the Strait of Hormuz—must allow safe passage to vessels transiting to other international seas.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERROL MENDES

April 8, 2026

Something significant is happening in the area of the United States-led war against Iran that should lead Canada to think about playing a peacemaker role along with its allies.

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