Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty

The 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy is a relic of an era where Canada blindly outsourced its foreign policy to Washington, D.C. That era is over.

The Indo-Pacific Strategy locks Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, into a confrontational posture towards Chinese President Xi Jinping that serves the geopolitical priorities of U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY WENRAN JIANG

January 13, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China this week—the first by a Canadian prime minister since 2017—aims to discuss trade, energy, agriculture, and international security, highlighting a crucial effort to reset bilateral relations. The trip underscores Canada’s p...

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