Global stability is ‘fracturing.’ For Canada, the stakes are high, Joly warns
Melanie Joly warned Monday.And for Canada, the stakes are high.That warning comes from prepared remarks set to be delivered by Joly on Canada’s place in an uncertain world at the Economic Club of Canada. She is set to make the speech at 12:40 eastern, and Global News will livestream it at the top of this page.“Our world is marked by geopolitical turbulence, unpredictability and uncertainty.
The tectonic plates of the world order are shifting beneath our feet,” an advance copy of Joly’s speech shared with Global News reads.“And, the structures that are built upon them are fracturing.”Joly’s remarks come at a time when Canada is witnessing major conflicts play out on the global stage, as well as souring relations with two major nations.Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza has sparked worries of a wider conflict in the Middle East, with Iranian-backed Hezbollah regularly exchanging fire with Tel Aviv troops near the Israel-Lebanon border.On Israel, Joly’s remarks call for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to get foreign nationals out and aid in. She said 400 Canadians are in Gaza, and believes two are being held captive by Hamas.
Seven Canadians have died in the conflict.Roughly 1,400 have died in Israel since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack, according to Israeli authorities, with the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry saying roughly 7,000 are dead there amid retaliatory Israeli airstrikes.Meanwhile in Europe, Russia’s war against Ukraine has continued.
The White House warned on Oct. 26 that Russia still has some offensive capability, and may be able to achieve some tactical gains in the coming months.Ottawa has repeatedly vowed continued support for Ukraine while emphasizing Israel’s right to self-defence in accordance with
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