Canada doesn’t understand the Indo-Pacific

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has promised to finally release Canada’s policy on the 'Indo-Pacific' upon her return from the G20 and APEC conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada doesn’t understand the Indo-Pacific – The Hill Times

Seeing the world entirely through the lens of Canada-U.S. relations is a mistake Canada often makes.

FREDERICTON, N.B.—Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Global Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly were in the Asia Pacific, attending regional multilateral institutional meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the G20 and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). When she returns, Joly has promised to finally release Canada’s policy on the “Indo-Pacific.” However, recent speeches by Joly, Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne foreshadow that policy, and indicate that Canada has chosen to make China an adversary.

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