Canadian trade efforts were boosted in one country, while geopolitical tensions undermined Canadian efforts at improving relations in another, during Justin Trudeau’s visit to southern Asia. The mixed bag of results came as the prime minister and International Trade Minister Mary Ng visited Indonesia, Singapore and India. There were smiles as Canada declared its intentions […] Read more
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With Canada-China relations, how did things ever get so far?
An opportunity for China to calm down things with Canada?
How did things ever get so far? I’m hoping somebody high up in the Chinese government is thinking that today, as its relationships with multiple countries are strained and have suffered considerable damage in the last couple of years. Canada is not the least of those strained relationships and deepening bad blood, with two Canadian […] Read more
Life in the afterglow of the commodity boom: Is this why we’re all so mad and raging?
Everybody wants somebody to blame. Better blame Mr CommoditiesCycle
It’s a truly dark time in Canada, with the rise of an angry, raging, denunciatory politics taking over this nation the way that it has been doing in the U.S. for a few years now. The federal election supplied ample evidence of this, with ill will and personal attacks hanging over the entire campaign. Beyond […] Read more
Trudeau kicks off re-election campaign
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off a challenging six-week re-election campaign on Wednesday and immediately faced new questions about a nagging ethics scandal that could cut support for his Liberal Party. Trudeau, who swept to office in November 2015 promising “sunny ways” and stressing the importance of gender equality and the […] Read more
Canada will play “Good cop, bad cop” with China
Either way, Canada shows few signs of buckling. It's not in Canada's nature
Canada’s playing Good cop/Bad cop with China. It’s not an intentional strategy. It’s just the way that the psychology of this country is breaking down. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party are the ‘Good cop’ gang, hoping to use reasonableness, seeming friendliness, understanding and offers of help to get China to back off […] Read more
China blames Canada for difficulties in relationship, demands Huawei exec be freed
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – China’s embassy in Canada said on Thursday that bilateral ties were suffering “gross difficulties,” and demanded Ottawa free Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. Relations have been icy since Meng was detained in Vancouver last December on a U.S. warrant. China has since charged two Canadians with spying and […] Read more
Trudeau says he will not back down in dispute with China
OTTAWA, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he would not escalate a deepening trade and diplomatic dispute with China but added his government had no intention of backing down as it defended its interests. Trudeau, speaking to an audience in Montreal just days after Beijing warned Ottawa not to […] Read more
Trudeau’s town hall tour stops in Saskatoon
About 500 people attended Justin Trudeau’s ninth town hall of his cross Canada tour, which stopped at the University of Saskatchewan, Jan 25. During the hour-long question and answer period, the Prime Minister fielded questions on a host of wide-ranging topics – from the federal carbon tax to first nations’ issues to international trade and […] Read more
