Mr. Speaker, I do not say this often, but unfortunately this is the problem when parliamentary secretaries come and simply read prepared remarks. Nothing in the response addressed my question about why the government has decided to move from considering China as a geopolitical adversary and our greatest threat to now forging a new strategic partnership.
I will generously interpret the member's response as saying that Canada had some trouble with its best friend, the United States, and therefore the response to that is we are going to jump in bed with a geopolitical adversary, which is China. Let me reiterate that trading American unpredictability for Chinese dependence is not the answer.
The parliamentary secretary suggested he is looking for a long-term solution. Is his long-term solution partnerships over time and greater alignment with China?