{"id":16351,"date":"2025-04-10T10:44:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/?post_type=article&#038;p=16351"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:44:49","slug":"green-party-launches-foreign-policy-plan-to-strengthen-canadas-sovereignty-and-global-role","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/news\/green-party-launches-foreign-policy-plan-to-strengthen-canadas-sovereignty-and-global-role","title":{"rendered":"Green Party Launches Foreign Policy Plan to Strengthen Canada\u2019s Sovereignty and Global Role"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">MONTREAL<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; The Green Party of Canada is calling for a new era of strategic autonomy, continued commitment to multilateralism, diplomacy, and democratic alliances to protect Canada\u2019s sovereignty in a world increasingly shaped by instability, aggression, and economic coercion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAs global tensions rise and revisionist powers\u2014including Russia, China, and the United States\u2014threaten democratic norms and international stability, Canada must no longer remain passive,\u201d said Jonathan Pedneault, co-leader of the Green Party of Canada. \u201cWe must assert our sovereignty at every level\u2014from defence procurement to international diplomacy\u2014and build a coalition of democratic nations that can collectively resist authoritarian pressure and safeguard shared values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Green Party&#8217;s foreign and defence policy proposals are grounded in Canada\u2019s longstanding commitment to peace, human rights, and multilateralism\u2014but adapted to meet the urgent demands of today\u2019s geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Greens propose a strategic foreign policy fit for a new era by:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Building a Global Democratic Alliance:\u00a0<\/strong>Greens propose forming a new bloc of democratic nations\u2014including the EU, UK, Norway, Ukraine, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines\u2014to coordinate economic, diplomatic, and security responses to growing threats from authoritarian states. Such an alliance would have a combined GDP of US$39.3 trillion &#8211; larger than the US at US$25.5 trillion &#8211; and an estimated 5.8 million active military personnel, more than four times the size of the US military and roughly the equivalent of the total number of Chinese, Russian and US troops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Reforming Defence Procurement and Industry:\u00a0<\/strong>Greens will immediately suspend the $80 billion F-35 deal and the $10 billion Boeing surveillance contract, exploring alternatives with European and Canadian partners, including Bombardier. The Green plan includes revitalizing domestic production through an expanded national shipbuilding strategy\u2014from Halifax to North Vancouver via St. John, the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula, L\u00e9vis and Sorel-Tracy\u2014and retooling the Canadian defence sector with Canadian materials and talent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Enhancing Refugee Protection and Immigration Infrastructure:\u00a0<\/strong>Greens call for the immediate suspension of the Safe Third Country Agreement due to US human rights violations, and for major investments in refugee resettlement, IRCC staffing, and local integration programs. Refugee protection is a legal duty and a moral imperative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Economic Sovereignty and Resource Security:\u00a0<\/strong>To protect Canadian workers and industries from foreign interference, Greens will end the \u201crip and ship\u201d model and create strategic reserves through Crown corporations. With \u201cSaving Canada Bonds\u201d and CPP investment, Canadians can directly invest in their own economic resilience. Greens will also repeal U.S.-influenced IP restrictions to restore Canadians\u2019 right to repair and modify the tools they own.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Human Rights and International Law:\u00a0<\/strong>The Green Party condemns all violations of international law, including mass displacement and occupation. Canada must continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and forcefully condemn the ongoing genocide in Gaza, implement sanctions and a two-way arms embargo with Israel and recognize Palestine. It should also work more actively to address ongoing large-scale conflict-induced humanitarian crises in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo and assist a democratic transition in Syria.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Strengthening Canada\u2019s Global Role Through Aid:\u00a0<\/strong>In the face of American withdrawal from global leadership, Greens propose a substantial increase in international development funding to support democracy, peace-building, and climate resilience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Building a Fit-for-Purpose Canadian Defence:\u00a0<\/strong>Greens reject NATO\u2019s arbitrary spending benchmarks. Instead, we propose revising Canada\u2019s military doctrine to prepare for a new era of uncertainty, including strengthening Arctic and infrastructure defence, building strategic ammunition reserves, and training a National Civilian Defence Corps to protect the country in the event of occupation or domestic disruption. Greater cooperation with European allies and civilian preparedness campaigns will be key pillars of this shift.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe world is shifting rapidly, and Canada cannot continue to rely on old assumptions and fragile alliances,\u201d said Elizabeth May, Green co-leader. \u201cWhat the Greens are offering is a bold, peace-driven, independent foreign policy rooted in justice and sovereignty, while continuing its work with multilateral organizations like the United Nations. Canada can and must lead\u2014not with weapons and fear, but with principle, courage, and vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><br>#####<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more information or to arrange an interview :&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Fabrice Lachance Nov\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Press secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>514-463-0021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:media@greenparty.ca\">media@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Rod Legget<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>613-203-1524<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:media@greenparty.ca\">media@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL&nbsp;&#8211; The Green Party of Canada is calling for a new era of strategic 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