Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman looks beyond geopolitics and economics in talking about why a stable Indo-Pacific is important. Back in Canada, where a sizable population of Filipino-Canadians live, talks of stability here is about ‘family.’
MANILA, Philippines – After calls to ports in South Korea and Japan, the HMCS Vancouver paid a visit to Pier 15 at the Manila South Harbor.
Vancouver will take part in “Samasama,” an annual joint Navy exercise between the Philippines and the United States. Other “like minded” nations will also be joining: navies from Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom are joining subject matter expert exchanges and disaster response table-top events. New Zealand and Indonesia will also be present as observers.
In late 2022, Canada launched its Indo-Pacific strategy – its push to position itself as a “leader in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, while preserving our role as a dependable partner,” said then-Canadian minister of defense Anita Anand.Canada’s engagements with the Philippines – particularly in the arena of defense – are increasing in very concrete ways in the coming months.
“We’ve made a number of statements over the last number of months as we’ve seen a rise in behaviors in the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea that we have determined that are worrisome. Canada has not been alone in that. We’ve shared our comments, I think, with many members of the like-minded international community. Again, I will go back to the unclosed and the arbitrary, the arbitral decision. I think it’s very clear how we stand,” said Hartman.
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