On the Government of Canada's website, the words “security” and “stability” are used in reference to the effort to strengthen and modernize the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
In spite of this, Canada has more trade with Russia than it does with Ukraine. Seemingly, a new bilateral agreement would have a punitive—arguably, even aggressive—objective vis-à-vis Russia. Doesn't such an agreement play into the hands of our adversaries by isolating Russia, provoking it further and pushing it closer to China?