A Global Affairs Canada official told MPs this week he ks unsure if a review announced in 2023 of Canada’s membership in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been completed.
Conservative MP Jacob Mantle asked Global Affairs Canada director general Shawn Steil about the review during Steil’s Oct. 28 testimony before the House of Commons foreign affairs committee.
“It has been three years since the government announced a review of its participation in the bank,” Mantle said. “Has that review been completed?”
“I don’t believe that anyone on the panel of experts here today has knowledge of the latest developments on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank,” Steil replied. “However, we can commit to getting back to the member with the latest information that we have at a later date.”…