Back to the wall
Leadership is often defined by how one navigates adversity, and for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the challenges have never been more pronounced.
Leadership is often defined by how one navigates adversity, and for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the challenges have never been more pronounced.
Canada's Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc was appointed as the new Finance Minister on Monday in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Hours before the statement on Canada's economy, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, announced her resignation from the Cabinet.
Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, presented a speech titled "The economic underpinnings of conflicts" at the XXII Doha Forum, which is taking place on December 7-8 in the capital city of Qatar.
Chandra Arya, Member of Parliament of Canada, shared his strong stance against a motion attempting to label the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide and said that he was the only MP present in the House of Commons to oppose the motion, blocking its passage.
Based on India’s insistence, Canada withdrew 41 of its diplomats. Melanie Joly, the Canadian foreign minister stated, “Revoking the diplomatic immunity of 41 diplomats is not only unprecedented, but also contrary to international law.
The Indian High Commission said that it will resume services for entry visa, business visa, medical visa and conference visa for now and further decisions will be announced after evaluating the situation.
The suspension of visa services came in the backdrop of a major diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen.
The MEA response came a day after Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced that Ottawa has recalled 41 diplomats from India in view of New Delhi’s "intent to revoke their diplomatic immunity" by October 20.
Relations between India and Canada have been tense ever since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of Indian agencies in 'Khalistan' supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.
