Can't it rig another country's elections?:
The Commons transport committee by a 5 to 4 vote has summoned all confidential records detailing $1.1 billion in federal financing to buy Chinese-made vessels for British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. “We can stop this loan,” said Conservative MP Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna, B.C.), sponsor of the motion.
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This is a deliberate attempt to distance Canada from the political and economic powerhouse that is the US in favour of the communist state of China:
Some premiers expressed support for closer trade ties with China last week as a way to reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States amid rising tariff tensions. There have also been recent newspaper commentaries echoing Beijing’s position that Canada should forge a closer relationship with China.
Some observers say there appears to be forces pushing Canadian politicians toward China amid tensions with Washington. Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada, says profit may be a driving factor as corporations back closer ties with Beijing for access to economic opportunities and lower costs.
“It’s no secret [that] there’s people in all countries that I’m sure are profiting very nicely from doing business with China,” Swift said in a recent interview. Swift is a former CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and has served as a senior economist for think tanks and banks.
Beyond profits, Canada should consider all aspects before increasing trade with China, Swift said, including what she called Beijing’s “unfair” trade practices such as dumping, which involves selling products to another country at a price below their normal value. Low labour standards, human rights abuses, and its interference in Canada’s democracy are also issues to consider, she said.
“There’s a lot more negatives than positives in expanding our trade with China,” Swift added.
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