{"id":178214,"date":"2025-09-29T17:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/178214\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:49:13","slug":"defence-and-security-make-up-first-pillar-of-canadas-foreign-policy-anand-tells-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/178214\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence and security make up first pillar of Canada\u2019s foreign policy, Anand tells UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canada\u2019s Foreign Minister Anita Anand addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Monday.Eduardo Munoz\/Reuters<\/p>\n

Defence and security make up the first pillar of Canada\u2019s foreign policy today, the country\u2019s top diplomat told the United Nations on Monday.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand laid out Canada\u2019s international priorities in a speech to the UN General Assembly, painting the country as a reliable partner in tough times.<\/p>\n

She said the rules-based international order is under threat, \u201cwith powers shifting in ways that jeopardize our security and prosperity\u201d \u2013 challenges she said \u201cno country can address alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Anand speech is the most recent glimpse into Canada\u2019s foreign policy priorities under Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/a>, who took office six months ago. In the spring, Mr. Carney pledged to boost annual defence spending by tens of billions of dollars in what would be the biggest increase in military expenditures in more than 70 years.<\/p>\n

The minister told the UN General Assembly that at its core, Canada\u2019s foreign policy rests on three pillars: \u201cFirst, defence and security: keeping Canadians safe, strengthening our sovereignty, being good allies and partners in NATO and NORAD,\u201d she said, referring to the country\u2019s only two military alliances: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the North American Aerospace Defense Command.<\/p>\n

The second pillar is economic resilience, Ms. Anand said in remarks that appeared to be as much a sales pitch for doing business with Canada as a UN speech. This means Canada\u2019s priority is \u201cdiversifying trade, strengthening supply chains, being an attractive destination for capital and entrusted trading partner and advancing rules-based trade,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The third pillar of Canada\u2019s foreign policy is promoting \u201ccore values,\u201d the minister said, including democracy and pluralism, or diversity, as well as gender equality, environmental protections and working with Indigenous people in Canada on sustainable development and prosperity.<\/p>\n

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Fen Hampson, a senior Carleton University professor of international affairs, said the way the foreign policy priorities laid out by Ms. Anand are ranked represent a significant shift from Justin Trudeau\u2019s<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a 180-degree turn,\u201d Prof. Hampson said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only in the third pillar, he said, where one recognizes familiar Liberal Party policies dating back to Lester Pearson, as well as priorities established by Mr. Trudeau.<\/p>\n

Ms. Anand\u2019s remarks appear to suggest a more muscular Canada, in terms of its defence and security commitments, at least.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada will be defined not by the strength of our values but the value of our strength,\u201d she said near the end of her address.<\/p>\n

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Ms. Anand also talked of how some countries \u201care turning more inward, looking at protectionism and unilateralism, rather than multilateralism,\u201d meaning working with other countries.<\/p>\n

She did not identify the United States or American President Donald Trump<\/a> as the vanguard of this rising protectionism, despite the fact that since January the U.S. has upended the international trading system with a slew of tariffs on its allies and trading partners.<\/p>\n

Canada will not join this trend, Ms. Anand said. \u201cRetreat is not an option. Canada will not turn inward.\u201d<\/p>\n

At home, Canada intends to secure its northern territory as an Arctic nation, the minister said; abroad, it will use its resources to help alleviate suffering and advance core values.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada will safeguard its sovereignty, modernize NORAD with the United States, bolster NATO with fellow members and work with Indigenous peoples to ensure that the Arctic remains a region of peace, co-operation and sustainable development.\u201d<\/p>\n

The foreign minister said Canada\u2019s support for Ukraine, under attack by Russia, remains steady.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy supporting Ukraine, we are not just defending a nation. We are defending the fundamental principles of sovereignty, dignity and peace that unite us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Canada has already committed $22-billion in multifaceted assistance to Ukraine, and Kyiv \u201ccan count on our long-term support,\u201d Ms. Anand said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUkraine is not backing down \u2013 nor will its friends, including Canada.”<\/p>\n

Canada is trying to rapidly diversify its trade with countries beyond the United States. The Trump administration\u2019s protectionist policies have damaged Canada-U.S. trade and are discouraging business investment in this country.<\/p>\n

Ms. Anand noted that in the last six months Canada has signed a new strategic defence partnership with the European Union, a new trade deal with Indonesia and is expanding collaboration with Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Canada\u2019s Foreign Minister Anita Anand addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,44,714],"class_list":{"0":"post-178214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}