Canada is a target, not collateral damage, in the U.S. trade war against China

The Trump administration simply has not put its money where its mouth is when it comes to treating Canada as an ally.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., in June, just after Canada announced it would retaliate against U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.
It has become clear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Canada and China, have relied heavily on courting support from the United States while dismissing Beijing’s criticism over Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wan...

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