MPs call for Canada to ‘operationalize’ unsigned trade plan amid concerns over Taiwan’s role in Indo-Pacific rethink

The new trade framework pact with Taiwan is still waiting for Canada's signature after 19 months, which Conservatives say is only meant to 'appear as support.'
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has thawed Canada's chilly relationship with China since coming to office last year. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has pledged a revised Indo-Pacific strategy based on the new operating environment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY NEIL MOSS
October 14, 2026

Canadian foreign policy observers say that Taiwan's place in a renewed Indo-Pacific strategy shouldn’t be influenced by China’s demands as Ottawa grows closer to Beijing.

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