The Liberals want a feminist North American Free Trade Agreement, but trade experts say that will depend on reassuring the United States no one could use it to hold their feet to the fire.
Climate experts are calling for more women to take part in research and policy-making in order to respond to climate change with a gender-specific approach.
Canada's push to get climate change action included in a revamped NAFTA is turning into a heated domestic dispute just as it makes its debut at the official negotiating table.
The Liberal government wants to bring its feminism to NAFTA talks, building on an agreement between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump to support women entrepreneurs to get gender rights in the deal.
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says she will try to persuade her counterpart in the Trump administration not to slash billions in foreign aid as the president has proposed.
PM Justin Trudeau will champion gender equality and other global issues at a star-studded music festival before continuing the conversation with world leaders at the G20 summit in Germany next month.
Canadians need to spend billions on "hard power" military capability because they can't rely on the U.S. or others for protection, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.