Question Period Note: Canada's engagement with the Quadrilateral Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific.

Secretary of State Blinken announced that the U.S. will hold a virtual meeting of the Quad foreign ministers on February 18th.

• As a Pacific nation, and given the increasing importance of the Indo-Pacific to Canadian security and prosperity, Canada is committed to being a reliable partner in the region.
• Canada is supportive of mechanisms that work towards the goal of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region that support Canada's priority of a rules based international order.

• We work closely with the U.S., Japan, Australia and India on a range of global issues, including in support of security, prosperity, and peaceful development in the Indo-Pacific region.

• We also deeply value our growing relationship with all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states.

• Canada has in recent years expanded its defence and security engagement in Asia through an enhanced naval presence in the Pacific and increased defence and security engagement with partners.

The Quadrilateral Dialogue (known as the 'Quad') is a strategic policy dialogue and coordination process established in 2017 which focuses on the Indo-Pacific region. Its membership is composed of Australia, India, Japan and the United States. The Quad seeks to promote broad principles on which to base regional cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, including a renewed commitment to uphold a rules-based international order and advance prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific. To date meetings have been held at Senior Officials and Foreign Minister levels.

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