Canada’s foreign policy lacks doctrine

Foreign policy cannot rely on the automatic alignment of Western-led economic and security interests. Ottawa will confront conflicts between commercial access, defence commitments, and domestic political pressures.

Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s push for a consolidated foreign policy document exposes Canada’s lack of a clear idea of national purpose, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

June 4, 2026

OTTAWA— Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s recent convening of Canada’s top diplomats to consolidate Ottawa’s foreign policy into a...

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