Thursday, May 21, 2020

Burton: In Canada, the tide of opinion is turning on China

In Canada, the tide of opinion is turning on China

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-canada-the-tide-of-opinion-is-turning-on-china/

"In what should be a wake-up call for the federal government, the Canadian public’s perception of China appears to be swinging dramatically.
An Angus Reid poll last week found that four in five Canadians want Huawei banned from any role in building this country’s 5G network, and just 11 per cent of respondents felt Canada should focus its trade efforts on China – down from 40 per cent in 2015. And 76 per cent said Canada should prioritize human rights and the rule of law over economic opportunity.
If Ottawa has been delaying a decision all these months while it awaits the “right moment" to announce that the future of Canadian telecommunications lies with Huawei, it is now clear that that moment will never come."