OTTAWA — A narrow majority of Canadians disapproves of how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is navigating a tense downward spiral in Canada-China relations, a new poll has found. There is no disagreement on the severity of the situation — 92 per cent think it’s either “quite” or “very” serious. Trudeau fired his China ambassador, John McCallum, last weekend for being too loose-lipped about his opinions on Meng’s case. The polling tried to figure out how Canadians reconcile the economic potential of China with its poor human rights record, a balance governments have long struggled with. People who said they would prioritize trade, instead, were far more likely to see Trudeau as handling the current situation poorly.

Source: National Post February 01, 2019 07:52 UTC