The Diplomats Guide to Canada 2026 - Canadian Global Affairs Institute

, /CNW/ -- The questions surrounding Havana Syndrome continue to demand answers. New reporting by The Globe and Mail has revealed previously unreported information about Canadian intelligence activities in Havana during the same period that Canadian diplomats began experiencing serious and unexplained neurological injuries. Havana Syndrome: Cuban and Canadian flags displayed side by side, representing the Canada-Cuba connection and the work of Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP.

OTTAWA – As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants in the North. “The Arctic is a geopolitical hot spot,” said Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. “The (Global Affairs) department does not have huge bench strength when it comes to Arctic diplomacy.”Here’s a look at how the Liberals have both cut back and restaffed positions across the North in recent years. Closing an expert centreIn 2023, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau closed the Canadian International Arctic Centre, a hub for diplomacy across the region that had been operating within Canada’s embassy in Norway since 2009. In a briefing note obtained by The Canadian Press, Global Affairs Canada cited “high costs in Oslo” and anticipated savings of $550,000 per year. Story continues below advertisement