That's a big question, but I'd like to thank the member for it. I would like to speak to that in a couple of ways.
I'll also take the opportunity to return to the question of the Canadian mandates in letters to ministers and the statement in the Speech from the Throne of the desire to comport with an Indo-Pacific strategy, as the member raised. That will be the context going forward—as we understand it—for the government to reinvest in and communicate even more clearly its commitment to the values of rule of law and principles that we've invested in and fought for in the Asia- and Indo-Pacific region. It is particularly the case on the Korean peninsula, where we continue to work with partners to uphold the rule of law and all of these, not least sanctions, to prevent nuclear proliferation.
Canada, as you know, has been very active in participating in augmenting a rules-based approach to the region in international trade. My colleague Ms. Speirs can speak directly to that in the context of the CPTPP and bilateral FTAs.
To the question of democracy, across that landscape which, at points, can be bleak, we have numerous partners within the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan, with whom we share a commitment to democratic governance, human rights and the rule of law.
As executive director Reeves mentioned earlier, rather than only working to include Taiwan more meaningfully where it should be and where our interests require it in international organizations, we also need to be creative in working with Taiwan and other partners through platforms like the GCTF to amplify its experiences, not least, for example, in the area of media freedoms. Taiwan has an incredibly robust and, frankly, very active domestic media context.
Those are the sorts of values and practices that Canada shares with Taiwan. We want to work through a number of platforms to do so. To your—