Thank you, Dr. Martel.
I think what I heard there was, “Do not stand in Parliament like the previous prime minister and make wild statements that cannot be backed up.”
Dr. Caouette, the original Indo-Pacific strategy described China as an increasingly disruptive global power, and the Prime Minister called China a threat while visiting my home city of Windsor in April 2025. Now he has changed his tune and called them a “strategic” and “reliable” partner, possibly more reliable than the U.S.
We also heard from the Liberal government and the RCMP in the past that Beijing-sanctioned police stations are operating in major Canadian cities.
How does the government balance these competing realities, and what safeguards are there to ensure that today's re-engagement does not become tomorrow's problem for Canadian citizens?