In a post on X, Hodgson said his ongoing visit to India marked a "trip of firsts", including Canada's first-ever federal ministerial presence at India Energy Week and the first Canada-India energy dialogue in eight years.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed Canada over its growing engagement with China, warning that Beijing's influence north of the border would "not going to happen" and threatening a sweeping 100 per cent tariff on Canadian goods if Ottawa deepens trade ties with China.
Referring to the Canadian Prime Minister as "Governor," Trump said the United States would impose a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian goods should Ottawa deepen trade ties with Beijing.
Canadian journalist Terry Milewski has described Canada's renewed engagement with China as a matter of hard-nosed pragmatism rather than ideological choice, arguing that Ottawa is being forced to recalibrate its foreign policy in an increasingly unstable and autocrat-driven global order.<
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Wednesday signalled a softening in Ottawa's stance towards China, highlighting that the country now operates under a "new government with a new prime minister, a new foreign policy, and a new geopolitical environment."
Ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's official visit to China, several leading human rights organisations and civil society groups in Canada have urged Ottawa to place human rights on par with trade and diplomatic engagement during talks with Beijing.
With Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stating that Ottawa, in order to diversify its global trade landscape, will be doubling their non-US exports by the next decade, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said that the Canadian PM is set to visit India in the coming weeks f
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik criticised the Khalistan referendum held in Ottawa, saying peaceful protest is acceptable but such actions are seen in India as Canadian interference. He also objected to violent imagery displayed at the event and urged Canada to consider the sensitivi
US National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Friday said that President Donald Trump was "very frustrated" with Canada over stalled trade negotiations, attributing the impasse to Ottawa's lack of flexibility and lingering influences from the previous Trudeau administration, hours a