Canada to join new bloc
CANADA, with the backing of the United States, will seek to join the US-led IndoPacific Economic Framework, foreign minister Melanie Joly (inset) announced last Thursday (27).
At a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Joly said the two countries aimed to “further align our approaches” in the Indo-Pacific.
“To further economic cooperation in the region, I’m pleased to announce that Canada will seek membership in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, commonly known as IPEF,” Joly added.
The Biden administration launched the new trade partnership earlier this year to reinforce its presence in a region that felt cold-shouldered when Donald Trump was president.
Blinken said the US would “support Canada, a fellow Pacific nation.