Chamber of Commerce CEO Criticizes Canadian Foreign Policy, Says Canada ‘Unserious’ Player on World Stage

Published on January 3, 2024

The CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for a change to Canada’s foreign policy, which he says has diminished the country’s international reputation. Perrin Beatty wrote the letter on Dec. 29, 2023, which was published on the Chamber’s website, and calls for a “sober assessment of Canada’s place in the world.” The letter says that Canada’s foreign policy recently has been “reactive and unfocused.” “We have too often concentrated our efforts on policies designed to produce good feelings instead of on those that will produce good results,” Mr. Beatty wrote....