Canada Seen as ‘Well-Meaning but Unserious Player’ on World Stage: Chamber of Commerce CEO

Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and former defence minister, speaks during a news conference held by the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable at the Ottawa Airport in Ottawa, on June 14, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

The CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for a change to Canada’s foreign policy, which he says has diminished the country’s international reputation.

Perrin Beatty wrote the letter on Dec. 29, 2023, which was published on the Chamber’s website, and calls for a “sober assessment of Canada’s place in the world.”