We Don't Have to Trade With China

Even the Democrats don't get what Carney is doing:

A Michigan senator has just become the latest U.S. Democrat to warn Canada that its enmeshment with China is alienating far more Americans than simply the Trump White House.

Over the weekend, Elissa Slotkin attended the Global Progress Action Summit in Toronto, where she described her efforts to warn Canadian leaders to be wary of cozying up to Beijing even amidst the current trade war with the U.S.

“I understand that Canada is looking elsewhere and trying to diversify,” Slotkin, a former CIA analyst now serving as the junior senator for Michigan, said in an interview with CBC.

She added, “the point that I would make, and did make to Canadian leaders, is just because (the United States) has become more difficult doesn’t mean the Chinese are always the straightest shooters when it comes to national security.”

It’s a warning that U.S. Democrats have previously raised in front of Canadian counterparts, even before the current trade war launched by the Trump White House.

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