Joly Urges More Funding to Hire Canadian Diplomats, Amid Liberal Cutbacks on Spending

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, in Ottawa, on Feb. 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across the government.

Speaking to MPs at a meeting of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Feb. 7, Ms. Joly said the United States, France, and rapidly developing countries are staffing up to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world.