For nearly two years, diplomatic relations between Ottawa and New Delhi were in deep freeze. Yet recently there have been encouraging signs that both governments are re-engaging with Canada and India announcing their new envoys last month. For Tamil Nadu, this thaw is not just a curiosity of geopolitics. It is an opening—and one that must be seized quickly.
On September 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Mexico, a visit that comes at a critical juncture for both Mexico and Canada, given the current global trade and economic upheaval. Carney’s visit is an opportunity for both nations to build beyond the economic, energy and security needs of both; it is also a time to increase talent, educational and cultural exchanges.
This fall, the federal government is expected to release its 2026-2028 immigration levels when its 2025 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration is tabled. Ottawa must show that immigration, including its goals, is a priority as the country looks to meet domestic and international challenges.
This past Canada Day, I did something I didn’t expect to. I raised the Maple Leaf in celebration of being a Canadian. My early years were spent bouncing from one country to another, and after immigrating to Canada and completing school, I left to travel the globe.
New opinion from Kumaran Nadesan on the 42nd anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Black July 1983 anti-Tamil pogrom.
A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that can navigate a multipolar world on their terms.
Last month, I was honoured to win the “Inspirational Leader of the Year” award at the CanadianSME Small Business Magazine‘s National Business Awards that was
Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing by his decision to have India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kananaskis, Alberta, for the G7 Summit, which kicks off
Ontario, as the largest economic engine and most diverse province in the federation, has the means, moral authority, and strategic imperative to pilot a new model that harnesses the untapped power of internationally trained individuals already living within our borders.
As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, in June and participate in the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa in November of this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a pivotal opportunity to redefine Canada’s role on the world stage.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
– Robert Frost