Like Freeland, Scheer sees a constructive middle-power role Canada can play in navigating the tumults of this strange new state of affairs. That would have a deeply consequential impact on global history,” Scheer said. In his speech, Scheer did the same, name-checking the same forums and institutions, with the addition of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing consortium binding Canada to the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The approach Scheer proposes is to abandon Canada’s uniquely fawning and failed approach to China altogether and start all over again. Back then, Canada’s relationship with China was effectively a wholly-owned subsidiary operation run by the compradors that comprise the Canada-China Business Council.

Source: National Post May 08, 2019 18:22 UTC