The House Industry Committee reviewed the Main Estimates yesterday, doing so for the first time since 2020. MPs on the committee decided not to review the last 3 Mains, meaning a collective $34.7-billion referred to them went without committee scrutiny.

CBSA’s access-to-information woes continue with 12,000 requests inaccessible, requestors encouraged to resubmit. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Once a strategy, later a framework, Canada now unwilling to define Africa engagement rethink. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians, by Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Canada going ahead with Ecuador trade talks despite Mexican Embassy raid rebuke, by Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Canada’s ‘win-win’ EU pact met with mounting concerns amid drawn-out confirmation, by Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Canada’s updated defence policy muted on UN peacekeeping as historic low contributions persist, by Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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MPs met with Chinese officials in Beijing while Foreign Interference Inquiry was underway, by Peter Mazereeuw #cdnpoli

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As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target, by Neil Moss#cdnpoli

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Liberal government faces test defending royal prerogative as opposition MPs vie for say in Canada’s foreign policy. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli
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It’s our annual Top 50 Foreign Policy Influencers: Current and former senior government officials, diplomats, and insiders weigh in on who has influence over Canadian foreign policy. By Neil Moss Stephen Jeffery Stuart Benson Jonah Grignon #cdnpoli
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Canada has been concerned with a lack of diplomatic access in China amid turbulent ties. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Will Mr. Poilievre go to Washington? Former diplomats hope so. By Neil Moss (unlocked) buff.ly/4ax8S7Q

Opposition to a Canada-Ecuador trade deal mounts before formal talks have chance to kick off. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with budget cuts. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law, by Neil Moss (unlocked 🔓) buff.ly/3wFxRHJ

‘Be prepared for the worst’: governments, Indigenous leaders receive ‘alarming, but not surprising’ wildfire forecast. By Stephen Jeffery #cdnpoli

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.