OTTAWA-
Business leaders and former diplomats are pushing the Trudeau government to finally release its long-awaited strategy for the Indo-Pacific region.
A new book urges Liberals to describe their friends, enemies and priorities in the region stretching from India to British Columbia.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said this spring that a strategy was imminent, but her office still has no timetable for when it will be released.
Goldy Hyder, president of the Business Council of Canada, writes that industries lose out because there is no national plan for which countries they should target or avoid.
Former diplomats argue that Canada needs to explain its balance between human rights and trade in countries like China.
They note that Australia has set targets for corporate boards to have knowledge of Asian countries and languages.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on September 28, 2022.