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Trading with the frenemy and how Canada-China trade relations move forward

China-Canada relations are on ice, but trade between the two countries is hotter than ever. What's our current trading relationship and asks if it's possible to boycott the second biggest economy in the world.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou waves as she steps out of an airplane after arriving at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province in late September 2021. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua/The Associated Press)

China-Canada relations are on ice, but trade between the two countries is hotter than ever.

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After all, what's a little hostage-taking among friends?  

Paul Haavardsrud breaks down our current trading relationship and asks if it's possible to boycott the second biggest economy in the world.


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