Category: Mélanie Joly

Liberals Pledge $15 Million to Remove Ukraine Mines on Anniversary of Ottawa Treaty

The Trudeau government is pledging to spend $15 million to remove mines in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the funding is meant to make the country safer after Russia has laid hundreds of the indiscriminate weapons. Human Rights Watch says Ukrainian forces have also been laying anti-tank mines across the country. Joly made…


Canada to Increase Warship Presence in Taiwan Strait: Foreign Affairs Minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is planning to increase its number of warships in the Taiwan Strait as a message to China that the waters are not its national property. “We will continue to enforce the international rules-based order when it comes to the Taiwan Strait. And that’s why also we had a…


Joly Ups Cash for International Criminal Court Sex-Crime Probes, as Russia Rift Grows

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing another $1 million for the International Criminal Court. The money is meant to support the court’s investigations into sexual and gender-based violence everywhere, as Canada helps that agency look into possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Joly is speaking in Poland at a summit of the Organization for…


Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Calls for Collective Action With Allies to Confront China

News Analysis Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy has identified the Chinese communist regime as “an increasingly disruptive global power” and pledges to join allies in confronting Beijing on a range of issues—something the Liberal government has rarely done in past engagement with China. It makes reference to China over 50 times, calling it out as a…


Joly Unveils Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Investing $2.2. Billion Over the Next Five Years

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled Canada’s long-delayed Indo-Pacific Strategy on Nov. 27, saying the government will pledge more resources to confront challenges in the region, including China’s “increasingly disruptive” ambitions. “Today you will see the full picture of how Canada intends not just to engage but to lead in the midst of a generational…


John Robson: Trudeau’s Denial of Knowledge of Alleged Chinese Funding to Candidates Raises Serious Concerns

Commentary The latest twist in the saga of Chinese communist subversion of Canadian democracy has seen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turn into Sgt. Schultz from “Hogan’s Heroes,” the dopey clod who knew and saw nothing. Confronted by a reporter at the Francophonie Summit in Tunisia, he intoned “I do not have any information, nor have…


Canada Adds New Sanctions Against Iran as Crackdown on Protests Continues

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a statement that two aviation companies, Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, are being added to Canada’s sanctions list for their ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…


Trudeau ‘Closely Monitoring’ Situation in Poland as Biden Calls Emergency Meeting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended an emergency meeting of G7 and NATO leaders called by U.S. President Joe Biden in Indonesia after Poland said it was investigating after what it called a Russian-made missile hit its territory and killed two people Tuesday. Trudeau, who is with leaders in Bali for the G20 summit, tweeted that…


Trudeau Announces Over $300 Million in New Foreign Aid During ASEAN Summit in Cambodia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be giving over $300 million in new foreign aid to countries in southeast Asia, with nearly half of the funding going toward feminist−focused development. “Now more than ever, we need to double down on cooperation,” Trudeau told leaders gathered at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian…


Joly’s Remarks Show That Canada Has a ‘2 China Policy,’ Says Former Ambassador

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s recent remarks signal that the Liberal government in effect has a “2 China policy,” says David Mulroney, a former Canadian ambassador to China. On the one hand, Joly’s choice of words when discussing the Liberals’ upcoming Indo-Pacific policy shows that Canada will maintain the “status quo” when it comes to…