Supposedly, if we're a middle power and we have interests to assert—although I think in terms of our GDP we have not been leveraging our middle-power status internationally—clearly, as a country we will always have to work with China. I think China has shown itself time and again not to be a trustworthy partner and not to be a trustworthy ally. Given our trade relationship with China, I think we have an opportunity to push back and stand up for ourselves. I think other allies such as Australia have done that much more systematically and strategically than Canada has.
