In this comment and this study, the conclusion really summarizes the whole thing that we've been referring to. It's really an up-to-date study, and it says:
Most people have come to associate Canada’s trade in clothing with increased imports from China. This paper has shown that the dynamics of trade liberalization are much more complex. Canadian producers initially profited from the introduction of free trade with the US, raising output and employment during the 1990's. Then, trade liberalization gradually allowed increased imports from less-developed countries outside of China. With the extension of this liberalization to China when it entered the WTO late in 2001 and the removal of the remaining restraints on trade in recent years, China’s share of the Canadian market has soared.
—that is correct—
This has been at the expense of imports from other countries, although some remain competitive (such as India, Bangladesh and Mexico). As well, domestic producers have paid a stiff price in terms of lower production and jobs
—that's a fact—
although consumers have benefited from lower prices.
It's a matter of readjusting. It's a new world out there. If closing China was the answer, terrific. That's not the answer. That's not how we can compete in the new global environment. It doesn't work.