OTTAWA - House of Commons finance committee chair Karina Gould says Prime Minster Mark Carney's claim that Canada's foreign policy is not feminist "certainly" marks a departure from the previous government.

But Gould says the policy and ideals Carney described remain feminist.

Carney's comment on Sunday at the G20 leaders' summit in South Africa marks a break from the foreign policy branding of former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government.

Carney also said his government still wants to defend LGBTQ+ rights and combat violence against women on the world stage — things he called aspects of Canada's foreign policy.

Trudeau put forward a feminist foreign aid policy and his government repeatedly described itself as feminist.

Carney said the federal government will try to make progress

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