Donald Trump not only celebrated Justin Trudeau’s resignation, he essentially took credit for it, saying on social media that ”the United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned.”
In sharp contrast, they won’t be popping champagne corks over in Beijing. The Chinese government is losing a longtime champion in Canada.
In 2012, then-opposition MP Justin Trudeau told CTV’s “Question Period” that his support for expanding Chinese state investment in Canada was at least partly because “obviously, my family has historical ties with China.”
