He's at it again. Stephen Harper is laying the law down to... why, to China of course. Steve says China better not threaten Canada over our (his) criticism of human rights abuse or... or... or something they sure won't like will happen.
Naturally Harper didn't send this ultimatum to the Chinese. No, he thought it'd be better if he just strutted his stuff before a gaggle of reporters in Halifax.
"I would point out to any Chinese official that just as a matter of fact, China had a huge trade surplus with this country so it would be in the interest of the Chinese government to make sure any dealings on trade are fair and above board," Harper said.
Last time I checked, both China and Canada operated under the World Trade Organization rules so, unless Harpie is claiming China is in breach of those rules in its trade with Canada, he's blowing smoke. Of course, if the Harpster is accusing China of that sort of breaches, why the hell has he waited for a photo op to take action?
Here's a suggestion. If Harpo has something he wants to "point out to any Chinese official" maybe he ought to wait until he has an actual Chinese official within earshot. Just a thought.
