Canada will lose influence if diplomacy transformed to singular focus on trade, say former envoys 

Former ambassadors have questions about what Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has suggested is a 'new way' of doing diplomacy.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has been championing a 'new way' of doing diplomacy with a focus on building trade links. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY NEIL MOSS
August 12, 2026

With Canada’s top diplomat signalling a change in approach for the foreign service, former diplomats say that the country cannot ignore its other international priorities as it seeks to diversify economic markets.  

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