Here is an Invidious link for the video (6 min.) (original is here)
Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland doubts the effectiveness of Canada’s trade agreement with China, saying China should not be trusted.
“China today, when it talks to countries like Canada - and I would personally say this is sad - is casting itself as the reliable partner…my own view is we need to be a little bit skeptical of commitments from China.”
“A lot of Canadians are now coming to the conclusion that Beijing can be trusted more than Washington. I think that’s really sad … and it is [also] not in the national American interest.”
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Washington: *declares Canada a 51st state, openly discusses annexation via economic warfare, routinely attempts to undermine Canadian sovereignty and overtly meddles/funds/supports groups seeking to dismantle Canada as a country (alberta separatists as an example).
Freeland: “But what about China? They might do something bad too!”
Sure Freeland, obviously, especially since our closest/most trusted trading partner has become hostile towards us, it’s really clear to almost every Canadian at this point that ANY foreign partner can go ‘bad’. But she and hers lead the country into an intolerable situation where we’re overly dependent on a singular, and now hostile, neighbour.
Her comments sorta feel like an Arsonist, mocking people trying to escape the building that’s been set ablaze with statements like “Why try to escape? The next building you enter might catch fire too!”