Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Balding, you mainly painted a picture of the Chinese power, which is apparently managing to take advantage of certain bankruptcies. Although the Chinese model is that of a market economy, it is still a system of collusion between large industrial groups and the state. So it is a very aggressive model.
However, there is also a form of collusion with large industrial groups from those same liberal democracies. For example, the Chinese model often works hand in hand with foreign multinationals.
At the end of the day, doesn't the issue come from us being dependent on China? That was on display with medication and rare metals, among others.
Is this not also an issue of collusion between the Chinese state and Canadian and U.S. companies?