Haley Donovan

Features Writer

Haley Donovan is a graduate of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Asian Institute, University of Toronto. She has international career experience in the public and private sectors, working for the Embassy of the Republic of Malta in Beijing, China, and interning with the Canada China Business Council’s Beijing branch. She has also worked as Vice President of Market Research at North American Ecosystem Institute where she led a team conducting industry research for Canadian companies expanding to China and vice versa. Haley holds a Bachelor of Global and International Studies with a specialization in Global Politics from Carleton University. She has an Intensive Mandarin Language Certificate from Nanjing University of the Arts. 

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China’s Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, Discusses COP15 and Canada-China Relations Amid 2023

China’s Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, Discusses COP15 and Canada-China Relations Amid 2023

“In its role as President of COP15, China successfully fulfilled its mandate, working together with Canada and all the other parties to bring the conference to a success.” OTTAWA, Dec 22—In an exclusive interview with Ottawa Life Magazine, Ambassador Cong Peiwu discussed key outcomes [...]

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Discover the beautiful Fjord-du-Saguenay

Discover the beautiful Fjord-du-Saguenay

ABOVE: Canada's oldest wooden church looks out over the Fjord. (Photo: iStock) For those of us living in major cities, we often overlook Canada’s diverse landscape of mountains, forests, and rivers when planning a getaway but a recent visit to Québec’s Fjord-du-Saguenay region [...]

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St. Pete’s and Clearwater Florida —You won’t want to leave!

St. Pete’s and Clearwater Florida  —You won’t want to leave!

ABOVE: (CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT) Indian Rocks Beach has a low-key, laid-back vibe. Get close up to dolphins on Clearwater’s Little Toot Dolphin Cruise. Indian Rocks Inn is a family-friendly resort-style inn located in the town of Indian Rocks Beach. The problem with visiting the St. Petersburg [...]

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Understanding the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China from a non-Western perspective

Understanding the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China from a non-Western perspective

Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa [...]

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Canada and China are both behaving arbitrarily in the Meng Wanzhou case, however the ball is in Canada’s court

Canada and China are both behaving arbitrarily in the Meng Wanzhou case, however the ball is in Canada’s court

Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa [...]

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What the West can learn from post-pandemic China

What the West can learn from post-pandemic China

China is gradually returning to normal life following several months of quarantine measures to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. From mid to late March, Beijing recorded a significant decrease of COVID-19 related cases in hospitals across the country. By April 8, 2020, the lockdown restrictions [...]

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