Wait grows for formal plan underpinning a new Canadian foreign policy

Legitimacy and trust of Canadians in the country's foreign policy is at the centre of the need to release a plan, say observers.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has the task of applying Prime Minister Mark Carney's worldview to Canada's foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 23, 2026

Sixteen months after pledging a new foreign policy, the wait continues for the public release of a formal document on Canada’s approach to the world.

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