The federal government needs to be “wary” about deepening ties with China as a way of offsetting trade tensions with the United States, says retired Gen. Wayne Eyre, Canada’s former chief of the defence staff.
“We need to be very wary about pivoting to China at the expense of the U.S.,” Eyre said in an interview on CTV’s Question Period that aired on June 7, adding that the threat China poses to Canada “continues to evolve.”
“Geography matters,” he said, as Canada and the United States are neighbours and share a continent—something that is “not going away.” He also emphasized the importance of the two nations cooperating militarily….