US EditionCarney’s planned cuts will include the foreign service, alarming some ex-diplomats
CANADA, JUL 14 – Planned 7.5% budget cuts aim to reduce inefficiencies, affecting Global Affairs Canada's foreign service despite goals to expand diplomatic presence abroad, officials said.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney plans government spending cuts that will include the foreign service, with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne directing 7.5 per cent budget savings starting next spring.
- These cuts respond to a background of increasing global rivalry, including China and Russia expanding diplomatic reach, and U.S. spending reductions exemplified by the State Department laying off over 1,300 employees.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed Global Affairs Canada is included and emphasized cutting inefficiencies and red tape, while officials consider geographic budget slicing to limit impact on core functions.
- Former diplomats Alan Kessel and Sen. Peter Boehm warn that cutting diplomats would weaken Canada’s global influence and crisis response, with Kessel calling them 'the first responders in global crises.'
- The planned reductions suggest tension between expanding alliances abroad and domestic budget constraints, implying a challenging path for Canada’s international presence amid growing global competition.
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