Canada and Asia: Introduction

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Canadian legislation that led to the creation of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC). As the country's leading think tank on Canada-Asia relations, the foundation has put together a special issue of International Journal. This collection consists of 10 articles on various aspects of the Canada- Asia relationship, as well as an interview with four distinguished practitioners of international policy - Senator Jack Austin, Donald Campbell, former prime minister Joe Clark, and Wendy Dobson. Fittingly, the collection also includes a piece on the years leading up to the creation of the APFC in 1984, prepared by Greg Donaghy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's historical section. In commissioning the articles, the editors asked the authors to not only review the last quarter century of relations with Asia, but also to assess the prospects for stronger relations in the years ahead.