Brazil and Canada need a partnership built for a harsher world

The relationship does not require a grand alliance, much less an anti-American front. It needs a handful of serious industrial projects, deeper trade, and a reliable mechanism for consultation when pressure arrives.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A bilateral initiative between Canada and Brazil could bring together development banks and institutional investors to finance processing and manufacturing in both countries, write Monica de Bolle, Robert Muggah, and Philip Yang. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Lula Oficial/Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MONICA DE BOLLE, ROBERT MUGGAH, PHILIP YANG

August 17, 2026

Formal ties between Canada and Brazil stretch back nearly two centuries, yet the countries have never become close. Brazil appointed a vice-consul in Halifax in 1836, and both la...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past weekâ€™s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES: