One hopeful Tory candidate wants the Ottawa-Beijing relationship on the ballot

'In the riding and everywhere in Canada today, there are questions about the rise of China,' says Matthew Fisher, who is hoping to be the Conservative candidate in Kanata-Carleton, Ont.

Matthew Fisher was a foreign correspondent, who has written for Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, and Sun Media. He has been endorsed by noteworthy foreign affairs figures, such as Mark Norman and Lewis MacKenzie. Photograph courtesy of Matthew Fisher

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 28, 2020

A former foreign affairs correspondent seeking the Conservative nomination in an Ottawa-area Liberal-held riding wants the government's handling of the Canada-China relationship to be an election issue. Traditionally, foreign policy issues have played a marginal role in Canadian elections. “They...

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