The New York Times after conducting an in-depth profile of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly speculates she could replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The publication, which travelled to Montreal to conduct the interview in Joly’s home, praises Canada’s “top diplomat” for “facing off with India and China, with Donald Trump up next.”Joly, 45, told the Times Trudeau had wanted to promote her to foreign affairs minister three years ago, but she turned it down because she was focused on getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). But Trudeau “refused to give up.” Joly said he told her he would make whatever arrangements necessary for Joly to continue IVF treatment in any country in the world. “‘If you become pregnant, it would be a fantastic message you would send to the world,” Joly said Trudeau told her at the time.She finally agreed. Since then, wrote the Times, Joly has “had to grapple with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza conflict,” plus the “diplomatic stresses specific to Canada.”.Chinese media reports Joly 'reprimanded’ after being summoned for unannounced meeting.Joly said she is “still trying to heal a rift with China” that dates back to 2018 when Canada detained Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for extradition to the US, and China’s retaliatory response of detaining Canada’s “Two Michaels”: Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Joly in July was summoned to Beijing to meet with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as intelligence reports indicated the Communist Party of China had interfered with Canadian elections. “There’s that movement — which I am profoundly against — which is if you don’t engage with countries, you’re sending a message that you’re strong,” said Joly. “I think that to be strong is to be able to have the tough conversations.”Wang in contrast told reporters Beijing summoned Joly to the mainland to be “reprimanded.” Joly defended her interactions with the Chinese foreign affairs minister by arguing, “For me, international relations is, first, about human connections and, second, it’s about being able to understand the different interests at stake.”“What I’ve learned through my professional life is how to look at very complex situations and make them simple for people,” she said. “It’s been the story of my life, you know, being underestimated.”.Joly claims she put China in its place at APEC.More recent examples of Joly’s “diplomatic stresses” are the recent allegations India’s government committed crimes on Canadian soil and President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to impose 25% tariffs on its North American neighbours, she told the publication. Joly is on Trudeau’s recently revived cabinet committee on Canada-US relations to confront Trump’s tariff threat, which the incoming president said is due to Canada’s weak border security, which leads to floods of illegal immigrants and drugs flowing into the US. Joly describes her approach to these matters as “pragmatic diplomacy.”“We need to work with countries that we don’t see eye-to-eye with,” she told the outlet. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru in November, Joly told reporters, “if there’s a country in the world that understands the United States, it’s Canada.”“That’s why there are so many delegations, so many countries, coming to see us,” she claimed at the time. .WATCH: Joly’s strange laugh when asked about Sihk activist’s murder .As for India relations, the Times noted Joly and the Liberals “did try to work with India, if unsuccessfully, before ultimately expelling six diplomats.”The Times stated the matter “less open to debate” is that Joly could replace Trudeau, “whose political popularity has cratered over the past year.”“I’ve known Trudeau for a long, long time, and he has my 100% support — period,” said Joly. “But the middle class is hurting, and Canadians expect us to be there for them.”“We need to be able to adapt.”.Joly says she is open to negotiating with Hamas .Joly worked as a litigator after graduating law school but she “didn’t like it,” then worked in broadcast television and public relations, where she worked with the wealthy Bronfman family, of Seagram’s whisky.In 2013, she ran for mayor on an anti-corruption platform, and lost. That same year, she met Alexandre Trudeau, the prime minister’s brother, and she joined the Liberal team. She was elected as a Liberal MP in the 2015 election. Joly and her husband became pregnant in her early days as an MP, but she tragically suffered a miscarriage. “The two main dreams of my life were happening at the same time,” said Joly. “When you’re pregnant, you feel empowered. I felt empowered.”Joly has continued IVF treatments ever since. “There is a second room that is still under construction that could be ready for a baby,” she said..Joly says ‘I am a busy woman’ over Canada’s slow response to Israel conflict
The New York Times after conducting an in-depth profile of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly speculates she could replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The publication, which travelled to Montreal to conduct the interview in Joly’s home, praises Canada’s “top diplomat” for “facing off with India and China, with Donald Trump up next.”Joly, 45, told the Times Trudeau had wanted to promote her to foreign affairs minister three years ago, but she turned it down because she was focused on getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). But Trudeau “refused to give up.” Joly said he told her he would make whatever arrangements necessary for Joly to continue IVF treatment in any country in the world. “‘If you become pregnant, it would be a fantastic message you would send to the world,” Joly said Trudeau told her at the time.She finally agreed. Since then, wrote the Times, Joly has “had to grapple with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza conflict,” plus the “diplomatic stresses specific to Canada.”.Chinese media reports Joly 'reprimanded’ after being summoned for unannounced meeting.Joly said she is “still trying to heal a rift with China” that dates back to 2018 when Canada detained Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for extradition to the US, and China’s retaliatory response of detaining Canada’s “Two Michaels”: Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Joly in July was summoned to Beijing to meet with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as intelligence reports indicated the Communist Party of China had interfered with Canadian elections. “There’s that movement — which I am profoundly against — which is if you don’t engage with countries, you’re sending a message that you’re strong,” said Joly. “I think that to be strong is to be able to have the tough conversations.”Wang in contrast told reporters Beijing summoned Joly to the mainland to be “reprimanded.” Joly defended her interactions with the Chinese foreign affairs minister by arguing, “For me, international relations is, first, about human connections and, second, it’s about being able to understand the different interests at stake.”“What I’ve learned through my professional life is how to look at very complex situations and make them simple for people,” she said. “It’s been the story of my life, you know, being underestimated.”.Joly claims she put China in its place at APEC.More recent examples of Joly’s “diplomatic stresses” are the recent allegations India’s government committed crimes on Canadian soil and President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to impose 25% tariffs on its North American neighbours, she told the publication. Joly is on Trudeau’s recently revived cabinet committee on Canada-US relations to confront Trump’s tariff threat, which the incoming president said is due to Canada’s weak border security, which leads to floods of illegal immigrants and drugs flowing into the US. Joly describes her approach to these matters as “pragmatic diplomacy.”“We need to work with countries that we don’t see eye-to-eye with,” she told the outlet. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru in November, Joly told reporters, “if there’s a country in the world that understands the United States, it’s Canada.”“That’s why there are so many delegations, so many countries, coming to see us,” she claimed at the time. .WATCH: Joly’s strange laugh when asked about Sihk activist’s murder .As for India relations, the Times noted Joly and the Liberals “did try to work with India, if unsuccessfully, before ultimately expelling six diplomats.”The Times stated the matter “less open to debate” is that Joly could replace Trudeau, “whose political popularity has cratered over the past year.”“I’ve known Trudeau for a long, long time, and he has my 100% support — period,” said Joly. “But the middle class is hurting, and Canadians expect us to be there for them.”“We need to be able to adapt.”.Joly says she is open to negotiating with Hamas .Joly worked as a litigator after graduating law school but she “didn’t like it,” then worked in broadcast television and public relations, where she worked with the wealthy Bronfman family, of Seagram’s whisky.In 2013, she ran for mayor on an anti-corruption platform, and lost. That same year, she met Alexandre Trudeau, the prime minister’s brother, and she joined the Liberal team. She was elected as a Liberal MP in the 2015 election. Joly and her husband became pregnant in her early days as an MP, but she tragically suffered a miscarriage. “The two main dreams of my life were happening at the same time,” said Joly. “When you’re pregnant, you feel empowered. I felt empowered.”Joly has continued IVF treatments ever since. “There is a second room that is still under construction that could be ready for a baby,” she said..Joly says ‘I am a busy woman’ over Canada’s slow response to Israel conflict
