I think there's a very important saying that we should keep in mind when we're thinking about Canadian participation in the AIIB: “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” I think any participation by Canada in an international organization means that Canadian values and Canadian interests are represented. From the standpoint of Canada's participation in the AIIB, I think that Canada's participation provides a voice and allows the shaping of the AIIB so that it functions based on transparency, accountability and international standards.
The initial fear when the AIIB was founded by China was that it would be an instrument of the Communist Party of China. What we've seen is that the internationalization of governance at the AIIB is allowing it to be a much more effective institution in terms of deploying aid and loans to governments within the region that are interested in building infrastructure.