Canada seeks to join IPEF

CANADA, with the backing of the US, will seek to join the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced 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, which is 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.