From a French standpoint, Canadian issues are often considered through Québec’s cultural and political dynamics. It would be unfortunate, however, to miss out on the benefits of the Canadian model out of a lack of interest for the country’s Anglophone regions. The uniqueness of Canada’s political institutions stems from the fact that they seek to integrate several layers of diversity: national and linguistic minorities, immigrants from diverse backgrounds and native populations. Today, the country offers an original approach on major topics such as federalism and multiculturalism.
Meanwhile, the aircraft and transportation industry, energy and mining, as well as sustainable development are key to the country’s economic prosperity, which is reflected in its international trade policy. Knowing about Canada’s economic environment is crucial, especially whilst the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is in the process of being ratified.
Canada also plays a very special role on the international scene. It was instrumental to the emergence of the concept of peacekeeping missions in the 1950’s, an idea that Canada has consistently linked to a foreign policy agenda of poverty reduction and human rights defense.
This Program was active in 2015 and in 2016.
Research Fellow, Head of Ifri's Americas Program
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How can we define Emmanuel Macron’s foreign policy since he took office? After Nicolas Sarkozy’s brazen style of “gutsy diplomacy” and François Hollande’s “normal diplomacy”, the eighth president of the Fifth Republic seems to have opted for an agile classicism. In substance, he makes no claim...
Once ratified, the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) could ultimately eliminate all tariff barriers between the European Union and Canada. CETA is also a new generation Free-Trade Agreement: it includes the opening of public procurement, the facilitation of cross investments...
Canada and the United States enjoy one of the most fruitful relationship in the world. Yet, several points of contention have appeared in recent years over the Northwest Passage and, more importantly, the Keystone XL pipelines. Such...
The federal elections in Canada will take place this coming October 19th, 2015. This ballot could be a turning point in the political life of the country, because it already appears as a referendum to assess the "Harper decade".
The Think Thank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
The North America research program organizes a conference on the new Canadian foreign policy. The debates will be moderated by Laurence Nardon, head of the program.
Please find here all the substantive elements related to the conference held on April 27, which marks the launching of an axis of research on Canada.The morning started with a few introductory remarks by Thierry de Montbrial and the Honourable ...
The Think Thank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
