An expert in the pharmaceutical world, who asked to remain anonymous, then contacted me and related a story that is making the rounds in the industry and political circles. According to the source, who doesn’t have direct knowledge of how the events transpired, a Chinese businessman who’s close to Trudeau suggested that Canada buy vaccines from China.
According to this story, Trudeau ordered them, while delaying deals with American companies that were also working on a vaccine. Then, when Trudeau asked for the vaccine to be delivered so Canada could start testing it, Chinese officials demanded that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who’s being held in Vancouver on an extradition request from the United States, be released first. After that, the entire deal fell apart.
The story may speak more to industry perceptions of Trudeau’s handling of the file than actual events. But if true, it explains the sudden demotion of Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who’s done nothing but capitulate to China. It’s worth noting that Champagne, like Trudeau, is a protege of former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien, the county’s biggest China appeaser and apologist.
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