Canada-Japan relations are at a low ebb politically and need to be rescued by urgent and decisive action.
One of our largest trading relationships has been put at risk by the perceived snub offered to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vietnam in November when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau missed a scheduled press conference intended to announce that Canada, Japan and nine other Trans-Pacific Partnership countries had reached agreement in principle on a revised trade pact. Worse still, it was Canada’s last-minute case of cold feet that almost sank the agreement.
To view the full article written by Hugh Stephens, distinguished fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, visit here.