Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across departments.聽Joly waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across departments.聽Joly waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ajwOTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across the government.
Joly said earlier this week that the United States, France and rapidly developing countries are staffing up to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world.
She cited the countries known as BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as emerging market countries.
Canada needs more diplomats if it wants to have an influence in the Indo-Pacific and other key regions of the world, Joly said.
"I really hope that we can all agree on the fact that we need to invest more in our diplomats. It is important that we have our resources," Joly said.
She also said more investment in government information technology is needed, citing more frequent cyberattacks.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed last week it was investigating a cyberattack and data breach that had forced it to limit remote access to its networks, two years after a similar incident.
Joly asserted the need for investment despite the government's plan to cut expenditures by $7.1 billion over five years overall, starting with a three per cent cut on most departments.
She made her comments to MPs at a meeting of the House of Commons foreign-affairs committee on Wednesday evening.
Her comments came as senators have also been warning that the foreign service can't reform itself while facing cutbacks.
Parliamentary committees can issue recommendations to the House of Commons, including on how the government should spend its money.
"This is an opportunity for you to say, 'Yes, I believe in the work Canada does at the international level,'" Joly said.
"And I鈥檒l be frank: it should not be partisan."
This report by 国产诱惑福利 was first published Feb. 8, 2024.
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