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(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2012) - If Canada wants to secure its place in Asia, it will require comprehensive engagement that extends beyond a commercially focused, and bilateral-centered approach. This is one of the key findings from a taskforce report published today by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada, www.asiapacific.ca) on the eve of Prime Minister Harper's visit to Russia to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit. The report recommends 17 ways for Canada to advance a full-scale engagement with Asia, particularly through a combination of regional institutions and bilateral mechanisms.
The National Conversation on Asia is a Canada-wide initiative to get Canadians thinking and talking about what Asia means to Canada. It includes a public education and policy development focus. This initiative is generously supported in part by our Founding Partners: Teck, Shell Canada, Manulife Financial and BMO Financial Group; Founding Sponsors: HSBC Bank Canada and Port Metro Vancouver; and Founding Supporters: Port of Halifax, Fiera Capital, Deloitte, Vancouver Airport Authority, Husky Energy, Canadian Pacific, TELUS, Blakes, Cameco and SNC-Lavalin. For more information about the National Conversation on Asia, visit www.nationalconversationonasia.ca.