4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

Ministers and Cabinet

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

Cabinet Committees (under Harper Government)– Priorities and Planning– Operations– Treasury Board– Social Affairs– Economic Affairs– Foreign Affairs and National Security

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

The Cabinet and Foreign Policy

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

The Minister of Foreign AffairsOrigins

Under-Secretary of State (1896)Secretary of State for External Affairs (1912)SSEA post held by PM from 1912-1946SSEA becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs (Foreign

Minister) in 1993

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

The Minister of Foreign AffairsOriginsThe role of the Foreign Minister

4.2. The Ministers (Backup Vocals)

Other MinistersMinister of National DefenceMinister of Public SafetyMinister of the EnvironmentMinister of Citizenship and Immigration

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

The evolution of Canada’s “foreign ministry”

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

The responsibilities of DFAIT:• Conduct diplomatic and consular relations• Conduct official communications of government• Conduct and administer international negotiations

and agreements• Coordinate instructions to diplomatic and consular

missions• Administer the Foreign Service

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

Additional responsibilities on International Trade:– Provides services for Canadian businesses– Provides services for non-Canadian businesses– Provides information on Canada’s trade and

economic policies

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

The Question of Influence

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

Influence and the power of the Foreign Service

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

Influence and the power of the Minister

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

The Decline of the Foreign Service?

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

Other major ministries: Department of National Defence

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

Other major ministries: Department of National DefenceDepartment of Public Safety (formerly PSEPC)

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS)Correctional Services Canada (CSC)National Parole Board (NPB)Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

4.3. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (Guitars, Keyboards)

Others: Department of Citizenship and ImmigrationDepartment of FinanceDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans

The Canadian International Development Agency

4.4 Parliament (Drums, Percussion)

Functions

4.4 Parliament (Drums, Percussion)

FunctionsRole in foreign policy making

4.4 Parliament (Drums, Percussion)

FunctionsRole in foreign policy makingCommittees

4.4 Parliament (Drums, Percussion)

The Committees:• House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

and International Development (subcommittee on International Human Rights)

• House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade

• House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence

• House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

• Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

• Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence