Canada can’t ignore ASEAN region

“For ASEAN members, the TAC is a litmus test; for its signatories, the TAC is a ticket for engagement in the expanding network of ASEAN-centred regional institutions,” Job said in his report.

“Already viewed by regional players as disinterested and minimally committed, if we find ourselves relegated to observer status in the next generation of Asia Pacific institutions, the promotion of Canadian interests and values will have little, if any, chance of success.”

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