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Jennifer Welsh on Expanding Canada’s Foreign Policy to Build Partnerships with Emerging Economies | The Globe and Mail

Published: 12 March 2026

March 12, 2026 | Jennifer Welsh wrote a piece in The Globe and Mail with Margaret Biggs arguing that Mark Carney’s emerging foreign-policy vision should more clearly incorporate partnerships with emerging and developing economies. They note that while Canada’s current approach emphasizes diversifying trade, strengthening strategic autonomy, and building coalitions with traditional allies such as Japan, Australia, Europe, and South Korea, a future-oriented strategy must also engage the Global South as genuine partners rather than primarily aid recipients. Welsh and Biggs argue that deeper collaboration with these countries would better advance Canada’s long-term prosperity, sovereignty, and role in shaping a more stable and equitable global order.ÌýThe article also connects to the work of the , which is examining how Canada can rethink its approach to development partnerships.

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