Canadian Chamber calls for sober assessment of Canada’s place in the world

On December 29, 2023, our President and CEO, Perrin Beatty, sent an open letter to the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau. With a focus on Canada’s strategic engagement in the world, the letter calls for a sober assessment of our international priorities and a recalibration of how we engage with other nations.

The letter acts as a recognition of how quickly the world has changed in only a few years, with the international order being challenged and undermined on many fronts. The letter also draws attention to the fact that, with the exception of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, Canadian foreign policy in recent years has frequently appeared to be reactive and unfocused, signaling that we have too often concentrated our efforts on policies designed to produce good feelings instead of on those that will produce good results.

About the Canadian Chamber of Commerce — The Future of Business Success

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is Canada’s largest and most activated business network — representing over 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and more than 200,000 business of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — to create the conditions for our collective success. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the undisputed champion and catalyst for the future of business success. From working with government on economy-friendly policy to providing services that inform commerce and enable trade, we give each of our members more of what they need to succeed: insight into markets, competitors and trends, influence over the decisions and policies that drive business success and impact on business and economic performance. 

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Contact

Karl Oczkowski
Senior Director, Corporate Communications and PR
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
613.238.4000 (2231)
koczkowski@chamber.ca