A virtual town hall to discuss Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy with the Filipino-Canadian community will take place this Saturday, December 3, from 5 to 6 p.m. EST.
The online event will feature The Hon. Harjit Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, along with Parliamentary Secretaries (PS) Rob Oliphant and Maninder Sidhu.
Hosting the proceedings is kababayan Member of Parliament (MP) Rechie Valdez who was recently named as the new chair of the Canada-Philippines Interparliamentary Group.
Those interested to participate in the Town Hall must RSVP through the Google form found at this link: https://bit.ly/vth-indo-pac-strat.
Launched on November 27 by Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, the Indo-Pacific Strategy is touted as Canada’s comprehensive roadmap toward long-term growth, prosperity, and security.
The strategy applies to a region that comprises 40 countries and economies such as Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, the Pacific Island Countries (14), Pakistan, People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Philippines, Republic of Korea (ROK), Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.
Related links:
• News release – Launch of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/11/canada-launches-indo-pacific-strategy-to-support-long-term-growth-prosperity-and-security-for-canadians.html
• Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/indo-pacific-indo-pacifique/index.aspx?lang=eng