After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation due to a decline in popularity, changes in U.S. policies, and members of his own party resigning, Canada will conduct elections on April 28. The top two parties, and subsequent candidates, are the Liberal Party with Mark Carney and the Conservative Party with Pierre Poilievre, according to CNN.
Read MoreSince Donald Trump was elected to be the 47th president of the United States, American foreign policy has taken a sharp turn. Traditionally, the U.S. has maintained strong relationships with its allies in Europe, the Americas, and the rest of the world. Recently, the new administration has largely abandoned this precedent, opting for isolationist practices such as levying numerous tariffs against their own allies, as reported by France 24.
Read MoreIn October 2023, India asked Canada to withdraw all but 21 of the diplomatic representatives they had located in India. To enforce this withdrawal and reduction of staff, India threatened to remove the immunity rights of all but the 21 specified Canadian Diplomats located in India by October 20, 2023.
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In a joint statement by Canada and the Netherlands released on October 10 by the Government of Canada, the two nations allege that since 2011, “tens of thousands of Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapons attacks” by the Syrian regime.
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On September 22, Speaker Anthony Rota recognized 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka as a war hero who “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russian aggressors then, and continues to support the troops today,” CNN also notes.
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Pope Francis recently extended a long-anticipated apology to the Indigenous peoples of Canada in light of the many uncovered abuses that took place in residential schools run by the Catholic Church, discloses CBS News.
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On February 12, protesters in the “Freedom Convoy” in France clashed against the pandemic restrictions with the French police. These clashes are the latest in a series of protests that have been spreading around the world in response to COVID-19 restrictions and mandates. Protesters were trying to enter the “Arc de Triomphe,” which is the entrance in central Paris to the famous Champs-Elysees Avenue.
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A convoy of big rigs protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates arrived in Ottawa, on January 29 after a weeklong drive across Canada. Called the Freedom Convoy, the group of truckers is protesting measures recently announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requiring vaccines for Canadian truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border and mandatory quarantine periods for unvaccinated truckers returning to Canada, reports BBC News.
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A crowd of diplomats gathered outside a court in the northern Chinese city of Dandong to protest the trials of two Canadian citizens accused of espionage by the Chinese government.
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Mexico is positioned to become the world’s largest legal marijuana market in the world. On March 11, 2020, the lower house of Mexico’s Congress passed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana. This bill would “let users with a permit carry up to 28g and grow as many as eight plants at home for personal use,” according to BBC News. Currently, it is illegal to carry more than five grams in Mexico. This promising bill does not come without warning though, as it fails to address the violent history of Mexico’s cartel-led market.
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