Trade focus to split in 2023 between Indo-Pacific, U.S., as feds look to make progress on new pacts
Trade negotiations with India, Indonesia, and ASEAN will serve as a ‘cornerstone’ of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, says global policy expert Kristen Hopewell.
Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain
The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk of breaking what does not need to be fixed.
New envoy ‘happy’ to see Taiwan in spotlight, Canada’s new China approach in Indo-Pacific strategy
Taiwanese diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says the Indo-Pacific strategy is Canada’s China strategy, which wouldn’t be necessary if China had not become increasingly assertive and aggressive in the region.
Experts eager to see Canada’s African strategy brought forward to address perception of neglect
‘The truth of the matter is it is a policy that should have been crafted yesterday,’ says University of Western Ontario professor Thomas Tieku.
Now is the time to rely on like-minded ties that bind
This difficult climate is why the United Kingdom is more focused than ever on building closer relationships with nations which share our values, like Canada.
Is it too little too late to see the Indo-Pacific light?
Although late in the game, the Trudeau government’s loss of innocence towards China and recognition of Japan, South Korea, and India as important partners are welcome.
Feds must reverse volatile footprint in Indo-Pacific region with release of $2.3-billion plan, say experts
Canada needs to address a history of inconsistent engagement in the Indo-Pacific if the new strategy and funding are to be effective, experts say.
Long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy key to Canada being seen as a partner at the table
Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy needs to attract our southern neighbour’s attention, and will have to make every effort to ensure that its engagement is meaningful and sustained in order to cement partner relations in Asia.
Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group
The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,’ because it offers companies investing south of the border a much clearer picture of what incentives are available to them, says Canadians for Clean Prosperity.
Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’
Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as having many positive elements, while members of the pharmaceutical industry and related groups expressed mixed reactions, ranging from openness despite their disagreement with a key recommendation to questioning the premise of […]
