Prime Minister Harper and a delegation of Canadian politicians travelled to China this week to set the stage for possible free trade talks. The likelihood is that these meetings are expected to proceed with, “exploratory discussions on deepening trade and economic relations.” There are seventeen specific government to government issues ranging from energy to human rights issues. Also highlighted were 23 commercial agreements worth an estimated $3 billion. Trade has increased 700% in the last seven years, unfortunately a direct correlation to the downfall of Canada’s manufacturing sector which took nearly fifty years to build and now seems to be evaporating under the guise of ‘The Global Economy’. With the USA economy fluttering our PM has been pro-active trying to find alternative markets for Canadian goods and services. Consequently,  once the sleeping giant awakes there will either be ramifications or more prosperity for all Canadians.
Pandas are coming to Canada from China for a joint collaborative research on conservation. They will be on display in Toronto and Calgary zoos for ten (10) years.

 

Syrians continue to be  slaughtered by their own government, as the United Nations seeks a resolution to end the blood shed. Both the Russians and Chinese did not support the resolution to protect their interests. A solution will be forthcoming.