‘No time to lose’: Indo-Pacific strategy highly anticipated after absence from budget

With the focus on confronting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, little opportunity was left to spotlight Indo-Pacific priorities in the budget.

Some are anticipating Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to release Canada's new Indo-Pacific strategy this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 12, 2022

Absent from the latest federal budget were commitments to Indo-Pacific priorities as Canadians await the government's much-anticipated strategy for engagement in the region. In the budget tabled on April 7, the Liberal government pledged an additional $8-billion in defence funding and to complete a...

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