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Canada - Asia-Pacific Powerhouse?

Canada - Asia-Pacific Powerhouse?

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Oct 19, 2012
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There is something peculiar about Defense Minister Peter McKay’s statement about Canada’s need for a “permanent, visible” military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

To take part in joint naval exercises with regional allies, and combat piracy, drug trafficking, and human smuggling is not without merit. However, all of this appears to be another pie in…

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