Joly Urges More Funding to Hire Canadian Diplomats, Amid Liberal Cutbacks on Spending

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across the government. Ms. Joly says that the United States, France, and rapidly developing countries are staffing up to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world. She says Canada needs more diplomats if it wants to have an influence in the Indo-Pacific and other key regions. She also says more investment in government information technology is needed, citing more frequent cyberattacks. Global Affairs Canada confirmed last week it was investigating a cyberattack and data breach that had forced it to limit remote access to its networks, two years after a similar incident....