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After years of cozying up to China, Trudeau impotent in face of election interference

Any strong words Trudeau may mouth about China are to be taken with a very large grain of salt.

The most recent reports have revealed just how extensive China’s activities have become, and exposed the Trudeau government’s astonishing reluctance to treat them with the seriousness they deserve

Once established, it can take a long time to escape a bad reputation, as Canada has when it comes to China.

It’s been decades in the making, with successive prime ministers seized by the perceived gains to be had from the world’s most populous market. The current prime minister famously expressed his enthusiasm for the one-party state’s “basic dictatorship.”

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