It's an excellent question because it does indeed point to one of the areas we see evolving and getting updated in terms of Canada's approach in the region.
Canada has been a long-time donor in the Indo-Pacific. We can think all the way back to the Colombo plan. Canada has a strong brand and has been seen as a strong partner in the region for a long time. It is the case today that many countries we've been a development partner with for decades are economies that are very much in transition. Some of them are now lower-middle-income economies. Their need to continue to develop requires us to be nimble and to look at the approaches and the partnership Canada can bring to the table.
The thing I will say, quite concretely, is that this provides an excellent opportunity for something Secretary of State Sarai has spoken about: bringing in the Canadian private sector. There needs to be a continuum for our development assistance partnerships with economies that are lower middle income—Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.—where Canada has been a strong development partner. We now have an FTA in the case of Indonesia. It was just negotiated. The tool kit can't just be two separate worlds. It really needs to come together. The secretary of state has spoken about this being one of his top three priorities for the region.
I can talk about other aspects.
There will continue to be a lot of work done to address the needs identified by our partners in the region, be it inclusive economies—that is, working with communities on better inclusion of women and girls in their economies—humanitarian issues or disaster risk and resilience. Those will continue. Watch this space in terms of how we work more closely with FinDev Canada, the trade commissioner service and others to bring blended financing solutions, etc.
The last example I'll give in that regard is with respect to free trade agreements. We committed to providing support to the Indonesian government to make sure they get their game up so we can see strong utilization by companies from both sides with respect to high standards, be they for the environment or labour.