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Anand to give Canada’s UN speech this afternoon

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Canada’s foreign affairs minister speaks in place of PM Carney at UN General Assembly
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand spoke on behalf of Prime Minister Mark Carney, before the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday. Anand spoke on several topics, including the Canada-U.S. trade war, saying “we can no longer afford to be overly reliant on any one partner. Instead, we are diversifying our ties and building stronger relationships… so that our people can enjoy peace and prosperity.”

OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to address the United Nations General Assembly today.

Anand has said her speech will touch on support for Ukraine, the Middle East and Arctic sovereignty.

She said it will also touch on the middle-power strategy Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined at the start of this year.

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On Friday, Anand said Canada does not lean back from uncomfortable conversations, saying if people “hide under a rock until conflicts disappear, you’re not doing the work of diplomacy.”

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Anand will deliver the speech instead of Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was there from Monday to Wednesday but whose officials said could not deliver Canada’s address due to scheduling issues.

Anand is slated to address the United Nations around 5 p.m. local time, following her counterparts from Oman and Tunisia.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2026.

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