FAAE Committee Report
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RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATION 1 Given the need to address urgent global challenges while also strengthening relations between Canada and the United States, the Committee recommends that the Government of Canada reinforce engagement with United States in order to achieve common foreign policy objectives. Specifically, this would include more intensive work on bilateral issues, economic and commercial relationships, as well as making diplomacy a keystone of its foreign policy in pursuit of common objectives. RECOMMENDATION 2 The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada propose the re-introduction of the practice of regular, scheduled meetings between Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Secretary of State, at a minimum of twice a year. RECOMMENDATION 3 Notwithstanding current economic challenges, the Committee recommends that the Government of Canada urgently develop a plan to significantly increase the capabilities of Canadian diplomacy, and commit to the necessary funding for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. |