Canadian Ambassador to the United States Mark Wiseman waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Canada’s top envoy to Washington apologizes for sending English-only invitation
Apr 23, 2026 | 2:22 PM
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WASHINGTON — Canada’s top envoy to Washington has apologized for sending an English-only invitation to members of Parliament.
At a committee meeting in Ottawa today, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Mark Wiseman said it was an “unacceptable error” not to also send the invitation in French.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was disappointed the invitation to members of the foreign affairs committee to attend a reception in Washington next month was English-only.
The prime minister also called it unacceptable.
