Canada should strengthen ties with the United States and remain cautious of China as Ottawa updates its Indo-Pacific Strategy and seeks closer ties with Beijing, MPs heard in committee.
Stephen Nagy, a professor at the International Christian University in Tokyo and a senior fellow with the Ottawa-based think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute, testified on April 21 before the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, which is currently studying the government’s review of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Stephen Nagy, a senior fellow with the Ottawa-based think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute, testifies before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in Ottawa on April 21, 2026. (House of Commons/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said that the government is currently reviewing the strategy to align it more closely with the goals of the Carney government. The current Indo-Pacific Strategy was introduced by the Trudeau government in 2022….