Canadian Politics Today

It's hilarious that Conservatives, who locked Canada into a bad trade deal with China for over 30 years, inexplicably accuse the Liberals of sucking up to China (usually as a lame attempt to deflect from their own sucking up to Russia)...and then they don't hesitate to suck up to China when the Liberals stand up for Canadian freedom and transparency.

As the Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt noted, “A close watch of the video shows Trudeau nodding politely until he realizes through the translator that he’s getting a scolding. The prime minister then fixes his gaze on Xi directly and moves closer to the Chinese leader — something Trudeau does often when he’s confronted or challenged.” As Delacourt wrote, Trudeau famously did that during his first official visit with U.S. President Donald Trump in February 2017.

I do believe we need to find out what's going on with the 11 politicians believed to have been aided by China in the past election.  That's kind of a big deal.   

 -k

The world is laughing at him.

waldo reference point: Xi was grandstanding because details of a prior meeting/discussion were made public - as in the PMO standard operating procedure to provide media a Readout of meetings between the Prime Minister and 'others'. So... out of the ConMedia bubble: China exposed as world bully at G-20 summit

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First, there was the experience of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday. Trudeau was very publicly dressed down by Xi in front of a gaggle of Canadian journalists. Trudeau's outrageous crime? He had used a Tuesday meeting with the all-powerful Chinese leader to complain about China's interference in Canada's 2019 elections, and he had made his displeasure known publicly. Xi didn't like that the media found out about this.

"Everything we discussed was then leaked to the [newspapers]. That's not appropriate," Xi said. He called for Trudeau's "sincerity" before the Canadian leader politely interjected to defend himself. Xi then interrupted Trudeau to say, "Let's create the conditions first." Shaking hands, Xi promptly walked off.

Xi in translation: If you want trade and cooperation, you had better stop resisting my national security policies, even when they directly affect Canadian interests. Be more like our German puppets and less like our American rivals.

National Observer - Max Fawcett: Conservative criticism of Trudeau after Xi scolding reveals deeper ties to party than country

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ou might think the Canadians who define themselves by their steadfast dedication to liberty and free markets would be rallying, however reluctantly, behind their democratically elected leader rather than a foreign dictator.
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Until Canada’s conservative movement is able to kick its addiction to hating Justin Trudeau, those important conversations are going to be difficult to have.

Conservatives are free, of course, to disagree with the government, to criticize its policies and dislike its personnel, just as Liberals and New Democrats will be when the tables are eventually turned. In some respects, that’s quite literally their job. But when the conflict is between liberal democracy and authoritarian dictatorship, we should all be able to rally behind the prime minister — no matter what his or her name might be.

As the Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt noted, “A close watch of the video shows Trudeau nodding politely until he realizes through the translator that he’s getting a scolding. The prime minister then fixes his gaze on Xi directly and moves closer to the Chinese leader — something Trudeau does often when he’s confronted or challenged.” As Delacourt wrote, Trudeau famously did that during his first official visit with U.S. President Donald Trump in February 2017.