Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand calls the shift in the global order a rupture and promotes Partners for Multilateralism

26 September 2026

Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand addressed the UN General Assembly on 26 September 2026. She described the upheaval in the global order as a "rupture, not a transition". She said Canada would pursue greater "strategic autonomy" and "values-based realism", diversifying its economic and diplomatic partners. She said Canada and partners had launched a "Partners for Multilateralism" initiative to support reform of the UN and other international institutions. She reaffirmed support for Ukraine and a negotiated two-State solution, and highlighted Arctic security. She mentioned renewed partnerships with India and China as part of trade diversification.