Neil Moss

'We would like Hassan Diab to be extradited to France to serve his sentence, but we don't interfere in that,' says Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed.

Whether as prime minister or as opposition leader, it's important for Pierre Poilievre to be familiar with the incoming Trump administration, says former diplomat Deanna Horton.

The wait for Canada's long-anticipated strategy grows longer as African envoys lament Ottawa's absence on the continent.

In the 2023 and 2024 budgets, the federal government committed to introduce a force labour bill 'by' and 'in' 2024, but it never materialized.

At question is whether a constitutional amendment is needed to limit parliamentary privilege, or if it can be done via standard legislation.

'I do hope that some of the policies will change, and the sooner the better,' Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says of Ottawa's approach to his country.

A new government could bring 'meaningful, but not massive' changes in Canada's G7 agenda, says G7 Research Group director John Kirton.

The government will have to table 17 responses to House committee reports at the 'first opportunity' when the new session of Parliament starts.

'Our assumptions about continued trade with the U.S. have to be re-evaluated,' says Vina Nadjibulla of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada's response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both are useful, say observers.