The Carney government cannot follow its conscience on Sudan because that would take it in a different direction from its trade policy

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

Even Justin Trudeau’s own one-time foreign affairs minister, the late Marc Garneau, thought the former prime minister foreign policy prioritized style over substance — a perception that he said weakened Canada’s standing on the international stage.

Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.

Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.

Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.

Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.

It was to be expected that Prime Minister Mark Carney would attempt to distance himself from the man who took an ill-fated passage to India in February 2018, replete with braided sherwanis and bhangra dancing. It was a trip that played into the narrative that Trudeau was not a serious leader.

On the basis that almost every decision Trudeau made was wrong, Carney has, in his own George Constanza-like way, tried to do the opposite, saying this week that Canada no longer has a