Three officials with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) who are working to update Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy said the new plan will focus on boosting trade to the region as well as building stronger defence ties with regional allies.
Canada’s Indo-Pacific plan is undergoing a “recalibration” to meet growing energy demand from Asia and significant opportunities to increase trade and form stronger defence ties with allies throughout the Indo-Pacific region, the officials said during testimony Nov. 19 before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
