Canada

Canada Pursues Strategic Partnership on China Trade Mission

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney initiated a high-stakes China trade mission on 14 January 2026, marking the first visit by a Canadian Head of Government to the nation since 2017. Arriving in Beijing with a delegation of five government ministers, the Prime Minister met with senior officials of the People’s Republic of China to recalibrate bilateral relations...

Canada EU Defence Fund Access Granted to Ottawa

The European Union’s (hereinafter: EU) flagship rearmament initiative, the Canada EU defence programme known as Security Action for Europe (hereinafter: SAFE), concluded negotiations with Canada, granting the North American nation preferential access to the 150€ billion fund. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on 2 December 2025 that Canada was the first neo-European state to secure participation in...

Canada and Philippines Sign Defence Pact Amid South China Sea Tensions

The Republic of the Philippines and Canada formally signed a Visiting Forces Agreement (hereinafter: VFA) on 2 November 2025. This bilateral defence pact is designed to deepen military cooperation between the two nations by establishing the legal framework necessary for their forces to operate within each other’s territories. The agreement’s signing occurs amid persistent security...

Shocks, Identities and Votes: The Canadian Election 2025

In the lead-up to Canada’s 2025 federal election, conventional wisdom and early polling pointed to a decisive victory of the “Conservative Party of Canada” (hereinafter: the Conservatives). The opposition Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, enjoyed a commanding lead in late 2024 amid public fatigue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s and his party’s nearly decade-long rule....