Trudeau Announces Nearly $170 Million in New Funding for Indo-Pacific Region

Trudeau Announces Nearly $170 Million in New Funding for Indo-Pacific Region
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha as he arrives for the APEC summit in Bangkok on Nov. 18, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced nearly $170 million in new funding for the Indo-Pacific region, including investing in Canadian government offices, to “deepen” trade ties and defend Canadian interests in the region.
The announcement came on the tail end of Trudeau’s visit to Bangkok, Thailand, for the 2022 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where he met with leaders from a number of economies in the region.