Party Leaders React to Canada Being Left Out of Allies’ Defence Pact

(L-R) Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin pose for a group photograph at the State Department in Washington on Sept. 16, 2021. Andrew Harnik/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Canada was left out of a new defence pact between the United States, Australia, and the UK, which was announced on Sept. 15.

Dubbed AUKUS, the agreement seeks to “deepen diplomatic, security, and defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region,” according to a statement by the White House.