Again, situating the narrow scope of my expertise, which is not on trade and not on China, I will say that I don't think the current approach is too soft on China. That wouldn't be the kind of language that I would personally use. There is room for building granular, country-specific knowledge and distinguishing the facts and legitimate causes for concern from the noise in how we approach our relationship moving forward without losing track of realistic expectations for what kind of influence Canada can exert on China and of how, technically, we can build the safeguards we need while understanding the reality of China's centrality in the global economy.
There is a way to approach things with cooler heads when it comes to our relationship.