Minister of Foreign Affairs to speak on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in Montreal

December 16, 2022 – The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be the guest speaker at the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations’ (CORIM) Politics Series on Monday, December 19 in Montréal. During the event, Minister Joly will discuss Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy. The strategy, which was announced on November 27 in Vancouver, presents a comprehensive road map to deepen Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific over the next decade, increasing our contributions to regional peace and security, strengthening economic growth and resilience, enhancing our significant people-to-people ties, and supporting sustainable development across the region.

There will be a media availability following the event.

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022

Time:  1 pm (ET) – Remarks and discussion
             1:45 pm (ET) – Media availability

Notes for media: The event is open to media. Further details will be provided to interested media upon registration with François Dumortier, CORIM Media Relations: francois@mercureconseil.ca.