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Past 4 Government must consult First Nations who support development Stephen Buffalo Wrecipients have included: Minister of Justice Jody Wilson- Raybould, Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair Murray 5 The Supreme Court’s duty to consult ruling will Sinclair, former Foreign Minister John Baird and former Bank of create immense uncertainty Dwight Newman Canada Governor Mark Carney. This year, we are pleased to name Chrystia Freeland, Minister 6 LNG deal shows benefits of working with of Foreign Affairs, as our Policy-Maker of the Year. As documented First Nations Sharleen Gale and Ken Coates by Jennifer Campbell, Minister Freeland has taken on a troubled world in 2018 and come out on top. Her impact is particularly 7 Policy-Maker of the Year: Chrystia Freeland notable when it comes to negotiating the new US-Mexico-Canada Jennifer Campbell trade agreement (USMCA) and responding to Russian aggression, 10 Chrystia Freeland and the return of a principled as outlined by Christopher Sands and Marcus Kolga, respectively. Canadian foreign policy Marcus Kolga Yet there is still plenty that needs to be done on Canada’s foreign 12 In Freeland we trust Christopher Sands policy file. J. Michael Cole provides a sobering warning on the danger posed by China’s “sharp power” operations against the West – 14 On Huawei and 5G, Canada must pursue our national interest a point reiterated by Duanjie Chen. Richard Fadden and Brian Lee Crowley Of concern has been the spectre of the Chinese telecommunica- tions giant Huawei’s involvement in 5G mobile networks. Richard 15 China threatens the democratic world order and Canada can’t be a weak link J. Michael Cole Fadden and Brian Lee Crowley are very clear on the need for Canada to join most of our Five Eyes partners in denying Huawei 17 Resisting the Chinese Communist Party’s silent entry to our own 5G network. invasion Duanjie Chen As noted by Scott Simon, Canada would also do well to improve 19 Learning from Taiwan’s push to diversify trade trade with our fellow democracy Taiwan rather than being fixated away from China on China. Laura Dawson