Joining the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity is a critical step for Canada
, or IPEF, is the surest sign yet that Ottawa is finally getting serious about forging stronger ties in that all-important region.
“There is broad support for Canada joining the Framework among the current IPEF membership,” wrote Grantly Franklin, a spokesman for Global Affairs Canada, in an e-mailed statement.“Canada is continuing discussions with the U.S. administration, and with IPEF members across the Indo-Pacific, regarding expedited membership and advancing our shared priorities and wider interests in the region,” Mr. Franklin said.
Canada, of course, was noticeably absent when the IPEF was launched by U.S. President Joe Biden in Tokyo this past May. “Granted, IPEF isn’t perfect. By the Biden administration’s own admission, it remains a work in progress,”in August. “All the more reason, then, for Canada to join at an early stage and help shape it.”
“As a leader in the development of trade, technology, labour and environmental standards, Canada can add value to the Framework.”
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