Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that the international order faces a period of deep disruption, as major powers step back from global economic integration.
Anand called for stronger multilateral cooperation and new partnerships to counter the trend. She did not identify which major powers or specific policies she referenced, according to the UN News report.
The warning reflects growing Canadian concern about the stability of institutions and trade relationships that have underpinned the post-World War II system. Canada, as a mid-sized economy heavily dependent on open markets, faces particular exposure to any fragmentation of global trade architecture.
Anand's remarks arrived at a moment when the United States, China, and other powers have pursued more protectionist trade policies and regional alignments outside traditional multilateral bodies. The UN General Assembly meeting provided a platform for Canada to signal its commitment to the existing rules-based order, even as that order faces pressure.
The foreign minister's emphasis on "new partnerships" suggests Canada may be repositioning itself within shifting geopolitical alignments, though she offered no concrete proposals in the remarks cited by UN News.