Trudeau should proceed with caution on Indo-Pacific policy project

The Liberals appear to have learned from the Conservative's mistakes, which is why China isn't mentioned in the prime minister’s mandate letter for his new foreign affairs minister. Instead, Mélanie Joly is directed to draft something called the 'Indo-Pacific' policy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge, right, on Dec. 8, 2021, to announce the government’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games. Trudeau should mandate Joly to normalize relations with China as a priority, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

January 19, 2022

Historically Canada has been seen by the world as an independent, peaceful country with no known enemies and a cultural identity affixed to the idea that “we are not like the Americans.” This may no longer be true. Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada has steadily become a mini-me of the ...

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