Dear Editor:
Re: “China connections,” Dec. 22.
According to CTV news, it was Stephen Harper’s government (that would be the Conservative government) which initiated training exercises with the Chinese. Not the Liberals, who ended it.
Unless, of course, this quote from the CTV website is just another blatant Liberal lie.
“Our government always stands up for Canadians at home and abroad and this includes our relationship with China. But let me be very clear, we do not train with Chinese military,” said Minister Sajjan, adding that this initiative was originally put in place by the Conservative government under Stephen Harper.
“It was the previous government that actually signed a co-operation plan initiative in 2013 under Rob Nicholson, when he was the Minister of National Defence … because of the agreement they had signed, this is one of the reasons why we actually changed our approach because of the concerns the member outlined,” Sajjan said.
“We will always stand up for Canadians who are arbitrarily detained. This is one of the reasons why we actually stopped our training with the Chinese,” Sajjan said.
Jim Baxter,
Guelph