Canada-China Relations committee  I think we'll be in a very dangerous period until the American election is successfully concluded. It's obvious that the Trump people are exploiting China now in a way to get him re-elected. It's the reverse of what Nixon did in 1972. He exploited China to have a favourable chang

Canada-China Relations committee  I think we have not given sufficient attention to the resignation of the director of public prosecutions. Here he is, the most important official for deciding who gets prosecuted in Hong Kong, and he's not even allowed to know what they're going to do about prosecutions under the

Canada-China Relations committee  Decisions are being made by the security people from Beijing.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think you have to start with your relations with the Chinese security authorities. You have to make it clear to them that you will not tolerate any existing interference with the rights of Canadian citizens in their own country, and that you will cause consequences if they refu

Canada-China Relations committee  I think your government should be more vigorous in its protests and requests to the Chinese government about the treatment of Canadians in many respects. I've known of certain cases—in one or two I've been consulted—where the people who feel intimidated by the efforts of the Chin

Canada-China Relations committee  I think you have to be worried about their security for various reasons. It's possible that if things get worse in Hong Kong, the violence could increase and you could have some very serious violence as you did in Beijing in 1989. More likely, however, is that your people in Ho

Canada-China Relations committee  I think it has increased because of the world's reaction to what's taking place in Hong Kong, and it's increased because of increasing concern over the crisis in the Taiwan Strait and over economic problems. There are many intelligent members of the Communist Party leadership—a

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, I'd like to say something. Sanctions are a symbol and, even if largely ineffectual, they do symbolize our detestation for what is taking place. We live by symbols, but of course they can backfire, and they're not very effective because we know who runs China. It isn't Carr

Canada-China Relations committee  That era has not passed. Those are good questions. Canada is certainly in the Arctic. Canada needs a good environment. Canada needs to prevent pollution. We need to have co-operation with respect to military weapons.

Canada-China Relations committee  We have just heard two wonderful reports. Let me try to supplement what has been said. I don't know what the three witnesses told you in the first session this morning, but it would seem to me that you've probably heard five first-class statements already. I want to point out t