E-mails show the Privy Council had Global Affairs push Canadian diplomats multiple times to have Bennett accepted by Denmark and installed months ahead of schedule
A key candidate running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister is calling for an international summit to hammer out a joint response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats.
The government has not offered a rationale for asking Denmark to expedite its approval of Bennett's appointment, which came a week before her resignation as MP.
Canada’s political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the '51st state,' as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched.
What drives the United States’ bold geopolitical ambitions toward Greenland and Canada? It boils down to economic and national security.
Prince Harry will be joined by Denmark’s Prince Joachim and Princess Marie for the winter edition of the Invictus Games in Canada next month.
The newly inaugurated president held forth on multiple foreign policy issues on Saturday, from Greenland to Canada to the war between Israel and Hamas.
In his 2nd term as president, Donald Trump has entertained proposals to acquire Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st US state, and seize control of the Panama Canal - Anadolu Ajansı
It may be too extreme for Canada or Denmark to view the U.S. as an enemy in the wake of Trump annexation threats, but the line between enmity and amity is currently blurred.
In just a week, the president has floated financial reprisals for Mexico, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Colombia. The hostilities could backfire.
The Danish government is investing in the defence of Greenland. It plans to allocate 15 billion kroner (approximately 2.9 billion CAD), which will be used, among other things, for three Arctic warships and two long-range drones.
Moreover, Canada is closer to Greenland than Denmark and shares a land border on Hans Island. Existing ports, airfields and other facilities in Newfoundland & Labrador and Nunavut could help to serve Greenland and vice versa, the op-ed adds.