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Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« on: January 18, 2026, 12:38:28 pm »
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
Jan. 16, 2026
Nadine Yousif, Senior Canada reporter
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's new approach to Canada's foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: "We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be."

That was his response when asked about the deal struck with China on Friday, despite concerns over its human rights record and nearly a year after he called China "the biggest security threat" facing Canada.

The deal will see Canada ease tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles that it imposed in tandem with the US in 2024. In exchange, China will lower retaliatory tariffs on key Canadian agricultural products.

Experts told the BBC the move represents a significant shift in Canada's policy on China, one that is shaped by ongoing uncertainty with the US, its largest trade partner.  ...

Carney told reporters on Friday that "the world has changed" in recent years, and the progress made with China sets Canada up "well for the new world order". ...
Yeah, good luck with that, hosehead.
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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2026, 12:39:26 pm »
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Trump administration officials said on Friday that Canada would regret its decision to allow China to import up to 49,000 Chinese EVs, and that those cars would not be allowed to enter the United States.
Story at Reuters

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If you are Canadian, and you buy one of these Chinese spy mobiles, you will not be allowed to cross the border in it.
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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2026, 07:43:02 am »
No sugar tonight Canada is undun.

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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2026, 07:45:45 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 19, 2026, 07:43:02 am
No sugar tonight Canada is undun.
Nice Guess Who reference!
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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2026, 07:53:53 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on January 19, 2026, 07:45:45 am
Nice Guess Who reference!

Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, good Canadians.
The Crackheads brother and Carney, bad Canadians.
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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2026, 07:59:52 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 19, 2026, 07:53:53 am
Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, good Canadians.
The Crackheads brother and Carney, bad Canadians.
Yep. (But I wonder if the last word in American Woman was 'chick' or something else. It was the subject of much debate in my younger years.)
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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2026, 08:59:28 am »
This is exactly what was predicted after Canada was blindsided with tariffs and threats of annexation.  If MAGA continues to embrace the role of a villain, Europe will move closer to BRICS or anyone else who can provide stability.
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Re: Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2026, 07:35:22 am »
Quote from: cato potatoe on January 19, 2026, 08:59:28 am
This is exactly what was predicted after Canada was blindsided with tariffs and threats of annexation.  If MAGA continues to embrace the role of a villain, Europe will move closer to BRICS or anyone else who can provide stability.
Europe is on its way to becoming part of the Caliphate if they don't get their stuff together.
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