• In UN address, Anand takes jab at 'great powers' disrupting global order

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-26 22:48:15.0
  Tags: [National, Trade, Defence, Foreign Affairs]

  During her address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand criticized 'great powers' for walking away from global economic co-operation and treating state sovereignty with disdain. Echoing Prime Minister Mark Carney's middle-power strategy, Anand emphasized Canada's pursuit of strategic autonomy in emerging technologies, critical minerals, defence production, and energy to limit superpower coercion. Additionally, Anand highlighted Canada's foreign policy positions, including an ironclad commitment to the NATO alliance, a $100 million pledge for Palestine, support for the International Criminal Court, and advocacy for a just peace in Ukraine.

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• Canada pledges $100M for Palestine at United Nations General Assembly

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-22 21:12:38.0
  Tags: [National, Trade, Foreign Affairs, Finance]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at the United Nations General Assembly that Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestine, consisting of $80 million in humanitarian aid and development funding for security initiatives such as West Bank police training. This funding brings Ottawa's total aid to Palestinian civilians to over $600 million since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023. Additionally, Canada recently joined France and the United Kingdom in banning imports of goods from West Bank settlements to protest actions like Israel's planned E1 settlement, which critics say would split the West Bank in two.

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