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David Webster, Associate professor, Human Rights Studies, King's University College, Western University

Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy: The same old starry-eyed thinking about Asian trade

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly responds to questions at a news conference as Public Safety Minister Marco Mendocino listens in Vancouver on Nov. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy, announced with much fanfare by Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, marks a welcome return of common sense in place of the illusions that have dominated Canada’s approach to Asia for the past quarter-century.

At the same time, there are big gaps that show Canadian policymakers still have a lot of thinking to do.

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