BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to China?

In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

July 14, 2025

Nothing brings out the worst in our politics and public discourse than a phony crisis. The commercial decision by BC Ferries to buy four ferries from China—and the decision by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to

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