Policy and Rights

Minister Hodgson reaffirmed Canada’s enduring commitment to transatlantic stability and Arctic co-operation. The Minister and the Commissioner discussed further co-operation on multilateral critical minerals mechanisms, including the Critical Minerals Production Alliance and Critical Minerals Action Plan. Building on the direction provided in the EU–Canada Strategic Partnership of the Future launc...

n a world of ongoing and heightened economic uncertainty, Budget 2026 makes careful choices to protect what matters most to British Columbians through investments to protect services, such as health care, education and social supports, while securing B.C.’s future through skills training and targeted investments to spur economic growth. “Over the past eight years, we have built schools, hospitals...

Canada is talking the tragedy in Tubler Rifge BC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

The United Nations on Tuesday warned of a sharp escalation in violence in South Sudan, driven by political deadlock among the signatories to the country’s fragile peace deal, as clashes, displacement and humanitarian access restrictions worsen. Briefing the UN Security Council, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said rising tensions linked to stalled implementation of the 2018 Revitalised P...

Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, visited Linamar, a Canadian company and global leader in advanced automotive manufacturing, to highlight the Government of Canada’s new Automotive Strategy. The world is changing rapidly, fundamentally reshaping trade relationships and leaving economies, businesses and workers under a cl...

Speaking with reporters are Nada El-Falou (director of Student Services at Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network), Sean Tucker (professor at the University of Regina’s faculty of business administration), Saleha Faruqued (advocacy programs manager at Justice for All Canada), and Sherif Awad (Ottawa lead at the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council). Representatives from Action Canada,...

This is an especially meaningful moment for me since it’s my final opportunity for our customary exchange at the beginning of the year.  These are early days — but 2026 is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos. Before I entered public life, I trained as a physicist.  And in times of profound flux, I return to some of the fixed principles that explain how forces act upon t...

Priorities for Canadian Parliament Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN Secretary-General urged Member States to take immediate steps to implement the reforms they committed to in the Pact for the Future. Speaking at the commemoration of ECOSOC at 80 named “a turning point for multilateralism” today , Guterres said, “let us renew our commitment to safeguarding rights and sp...

PAR - Revolution Now! w Peter Joseph Ep. 58 Integral & the Mirage of “Marxism.” Kelly - Dj Rea Reaburn Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

At Davos, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen questioned `Trump’s trustworthiness` over planned tariffs on eight European nations related to Greenland, calling it `a mistake especially between long-standing allies.` President  Donald Trump  framed the tariffs as leverage tied to acquiring Greenland, saying they would remain `until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and...

The global landscape is rapidly changing, leaving economies, businesses, and workers in a state of uncertainty. In response, Canada is focused on what we can control: securing new trade and investment partnerships so we are not reliant on a single country, but more resilient to global shocks. We are positioning Canada as a strong, reliable partner to secure new capital, develop new export markets,...

Assistant Secretary-General Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee called on Iranian authorities “to halt any execution linked to protest related cases,” and expressed “alarm” at public statements suggesting military strikes on Iran. Pobee called on Iran “to respect due process and fair trial rights for all detainees” and for all deaths to be “promptly, independently and transparently investigated.” On military i...

Since joining the Alliance in 2009, Croatia has been a valued member of NATO. It contributes significantly to our collective security – not only on our eastern flank and in the Western Balkans, but across the entire Alliance. Just before the holidays, I met Croatian troops in Poland, as part of NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Bemowo Piskie. It was inspiring to meet so many servicemen and women spend...

To mark International Human Rights Day, join us for a discussion about human rights and democracy in Africa on these traditional, ancestral, and unceded national homelands of the Coast Salish peoples – specifically the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights...

PAR - Ben Shewry's Address to the National Press Club of Australia Kelly - Dj Rea Reaburn Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

PAR - Michelle Manook and Hugh Mark Addresses to the National Press Club of Australia Kelly - Dj Rea Reaburn Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

The world is changing rapidly. The United States, the world’s largest economy, is fundamentally reshaping all its trade relationships, causing major disruption and upheaval for Canadians. It is time to transform our economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger, more independent, and resilient to global shocks. To these ends, Canada and Alberta share the same a...

Canada's prosperity depends on infrastructure that moves people and goods efficiently, reliably and securely. That's why the Government of Canada is investing in trade and transportation that unlock new export opportunities and build a more resilient, diversified economy for all Canadians. Today, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for North...

“Ukrainian civilians have continued to bear the brunt of the Russian Federation’s escalating aerial campaign,” said Kayoto Gotoh, Europe Director with the UN  Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs  (DPPA). She briefed the Council against the backdrop of sustained missile and drone strikes, including a barrage on Wednesday night that killed at least 25 people. Despite the intensifying v...

On Nov 19, Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  visited Israeli troops in the buffer zone in southern Syria, accompanied by Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military chiefs, the prime minister's office said. After the December 8, 2024 advance, the IDF seized buffer-zone positions, expanding the security zone, and U.S.-brokered security talks have stalled as Israel refuses to withdraw from po...

 NPCAU; Matt Tayler & Kate Fitz; James Elde Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

NPCAU; Hon. Murray Watt; Judge Navi Pillay; Joe Longo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

“In this fragile environment, withdrawal of resources and capacity is imprudent at best, catastrophic at worst,” UN Women chief Sima Sami Bahous told the Security Council, stressing that South Sudan’s gender-based violence crisis - threatening 2.7 million people -makes continued peacekeeping support essential. Bahous said UN Mission in South Sudan documented 260 cases of conflict-related sexual vi...

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand speaks with reporters at the conclusion of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Ontario’s Niagara region. Minister Anand outlines discussions that were had between her G7 counterparts on issues such as Ukraine’s security and defence, plans to end the Gaza conflict, as well the humanitarian crises in Haiti and Sudan. Anand faces questions from reporters on her b...