This Is What Canadians Think About a Trade Deal With China
- Canada releases results of consultation on possible trade deal
- Canadians interested in trade deal, worried by other factors
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Canadians have mixed feelings about a trade deal with China, seeing opportunities to sell to a major market while worrying about "inconsistent rule of law," the Canadian government says.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, which is weighing whether or not to launch free trade talks with China, published a summary Friday of its public consultations on the matter. While intrigued by the potential of China as a market for goods such as crops and oil, Canadians worry about the country’s state-run economy and its legal system, particularly a lack of enforcement of intellectual property rights. The consultations also found concern about labor and human rights, as well as the environment.