What Hold Does China Have Over Justin Trudeau?

You can always tell when something is a bit off when politicians avoid an opportunity to gain popularity.

What I mean by this is that all the polls show China’s government is horrendously unpopular among Canadians, with up to 90% of the country having a negative view.

Similarly, about 80% want Huawei banned.

And an almost-equal number want Canada to pursue trade partners other than China and reduce our dependence on China.

So, getting tough on China would be an easy way for the federal government to score political points.

They would be both standing up for the country, and boosting their own political fortunes.

And yet, it doesn’t happen.

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MERTA: When will Canada stand up to China?

China has a long history of persecution against religious and ethnic minorities and women. Canadians should be very concerned about China’s disregard for human rights.

Despite China’s atrocious human rights record, Canada still plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and refuses to label China’s treatment of Uyghurs as a genocide. Instead of condemning the regime, the Canadian government has been relatively silent.

Mattea Merta says Canada must stand up to the Chinese regime in order to protect our own rights and freedoms.

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Canada’s ‘huge’ and ‘remarkable’ immigration offer to Hongkongers is partly political, partly pragmatic

When Canada unveiled new details of its open work permit scheme for Hongkongers this month, it framed the action as part of a defence of democratic values, against Beijing’s “controversial national security law”.

Canada stood “shoulder to shoulder with the people of Hong Kong”, and the new scheme showed Ottawa’s “solidarity with other like-minded allies”, said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.
But the programme, first announced in November, also represents one of the opening salvoes in a contest among Western countries to attract talented young people from Hong Kong, amid the city’s political upheaval.

Immigration experts on both sides of the Pacific said they were greatly surprised by the Canadian scheme’s scope, calling it “huge” and “remarkable”.

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