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by adamiscool8 154 days ago
Nothing to do with “unfair, non-market policies and practices […] and China’s intentional, state-directed policy of overcapacity and lack of rigorous labour and environmental standards”? I suppose that doesn’t even register anymore to the average selectively outraged parochial Canadian.

[0] https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/08/can...
3 comments
switchbak 154 days ago
You'd be surprised the stink people can put up with when you have a leader to the south of us that is engaged in the kind of regressive behaviour that he/his administration is.

Not that I'm condoning this at all, I think China is a very concerning actor on the world stage. But I can certainly understand the mindset of many Canadians to reflexively seek out alternatives to more USA interdependence, short sighted as some of that may be.

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lifetimerubyist 154 days ago
Using the government propaganda press release is certainly a choice.

China has been engaging in "unfair, non-market policies and practices and intentional, state-directed policy of overcapacity and lack of rigorous labour and environmental standards" for decades, but Canada only changed their minds when Biden told them to.

"You know, there’s a level of admiration I actually have for China because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to actually turn their economy around on a dime and say ‘we need to go green fastest…we need to start investing in solar" -- Justin Trudeau

Yeah, I'm sure he did it because he gives a fsck about human rights and fair markets.

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fbelzile 154 days ago
It can, and likely was, both.
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adamiscool8 154 days ago
It’s a good thing Canada waited for China to resolve all these issues before swinging open our market doors to them.
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wasabi991011 154 days ago
When you have two overlapping issues, it is perfectly reasonable to choose to focus on the one you consider more important given the current context.

If the context changes, it is reasonable to change which issue you focus on.

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lovich 154 days ago
We threatened to annex them with the 51st state bullshit.

If I was in Canadas position, I’d prefer trading with the guy with shitty practices over the guy actively threatening my sovereignty.

I don’t get the indignation you’re expressing. Do you work with people in your personal life after they threaten your existence?

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