China

EDITORIAL – A ‘new normal’ with China begins right here in our home town

September 27, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT TO DO about China? That seems to be the big question now that Meng Wanzhou has gone home and the two Michaels are back on Canadian [Continue]

POLITICS – When will Canada stand up to all the bullying from China?

March 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

By ANDREW PICKFORD and JEFFREY COLLINS Macdonald-Laurier Institute LAST WEEK, U.S. President Joe Biden joined his Japanese, Indian, and Australian counterparts at the [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – No friendship with China until the Michaels are set free

March 16, 2021 // 3 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 16, 2021 – Amid news from Chinese state-affiliated media that the trials of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will begin [Continue]

O’TOOLE – China’s government is acting with intent to destroy the Uyghurs

February 23, 2021 // 3 Comments

By ERIN O’TOOLE Leader, Conservative Party of Canada MORE THAN A MILLION Uyghur men and women have been detained in a vast network of camps in northwestern China. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – U.S. and China show us why we should be proud of Canada

August 11, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE TWO MOST POWERFUL nations on Earth have just reminded us why we’re so lucky to live where we do, and we thank them for that because [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Community groups must stand up for Canada against China

May 28, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I REMAIN CONVINCED that our best shot at getting ourselves out of the hole we’ve dug in our relationship with China is at the grassroots [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadian opinions of China have reached a new low

May 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 13, 2020 – The latest study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian favourability towards China at a new low. Indeed, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – China should speak softly and carry a big wallet

May 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

CHINA HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF COVERING UP the start of the COVID-19 pandemic for months, giving the virus time to spread globally. China’s response has been to come out [Continue]

CORONAVIRUS – Fear of a pandemic, or a pandemic of fear?

February 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ARNE RUCKERT L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa HELENE CARABIN Université de Montréal, and RONALD LABONTE L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa [Continue]

TRAVIS – BC Liberal’s missiles over closure of trade offices in Asia are duds

January 17, 2020 // 1 Comment

YOU LIKELY MISSED THEM, but on Dec. 30, B.C. Liberal MLA and trade critic Ben Stewart launched two tweet missiles. They were duds. Stewart’s first tweet: “Just [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Encylopedia of old gets no respect, but people still read

April 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO, I began reading my pristine 1968 edition of The American People’s Encyclopedia. I bought it from a door-to-door salesman after I got my first [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Little consensus on how to resolve tensions with China

February 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

Most say human rights should trump trade in guiding Canada’s approach to relations with China By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 1, 2018 – Amid deteriorating diplomatic [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How Kamloops can help stop China from bullying Canada

January 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED that the most effective form of diplomacy takes place between regular folks far from the halls of power. It’s time [Continue]

ECONOMY – China offers a lesson on financing infrastructure

May 26, 2017 // 1 Comment

AS MEMBERS of a developed western economy, Canadians think we know all about capitalism. And, obviously, we believe our way of doing things is the best – we have nothing to [Continue]