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GETTING CLOSER TO CHINA IS MADNESS FOR CANADA

By Kirk Farquhar

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Toronto, July 23, 2025: Members of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada (CCMBC) are shocked by the announcement coming out of the Council of the Federation meeting that Canada’s Premiers are unanimous in asking the federal government to improve our relationship with China. CCMBC President Catherine Swift said “These Premiers must have very short memories. Have they forgotten that China is the country that regularly breaks trade rules, dumps steel and other products in Canada, kidnaps Canadians when it suits them, steals intellectual property, is the world’s largest polluter and has eroded Canada’s manufacturing sector by unfair trade practices?” China also regularly interferes in Canada’s elections and our sovereignty and commits grievous human rights violations. “China is the last country Canada should want to get closer with”, Swift added.

This absurd decision is in reaction to trade difficulties with the US, with the Trump administration imposing unpredictable and capricious tariffs on Canada and other countries. The notion that Canada should move on from a centuries-long, massively successful trade relationship with the US because of one President is a knee-jerk reaction that does not take medium- to long-term considerations into account. Forces within Canada who want closer relations with Communist China for their own gains are using Trump’s actions as an excuse. Swift noted “Trump’s term is short-lived, and the US mid-term elections could turn him into a lame duck as early as next year. Making drastic plans based on circumstances that will soon change is foolish and not in the best interests of Canada. Our politicians should be smarter than being sucked in by such short-term considerations.”

China has never done anything in Canada’s interests – in fact, quite the contrary.

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The CCMBC was formed in 2016 with a mandate to advocate for proactive and innovative policies that are conducive to manufacturing and business retention and safeguarding job growth in Canada.
For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact Catherine Swift at swifty4488@outlook.com or 416 816 7248.

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