For important Canadian news, go to Al Jazeera, not CBC

To be sure, CBC is your go-to if you want the latest news on transphobia and what drag queens are up to, but I haven't noticed them paying much attention to the sorry state of Canada-India relations. Say what you will about India’s “Hindu nationalist” (not as bad as white nationalist, but a kissing cousin) PM Modi, one thing is for sure; he can sniff out a bullshitting poser a mile away. That’s why he’s failed to warm up to our PM Fluffy. Which is a pity, because sucking up to India has been a key pillar in Canada’s campaign to destroy our relationship with a key trade partner, China. The reason we need to continuously provoke and alienate China is to demonstrate “standing with our allies,” also known as following instructions from the US State Department. After all, communists are bad, but Hindu nationalists are people we can work with. According to this story at Al Jazeera, Modi is pissy with Justin Trudeau because he’s been playing footsie with “Khalistan nationalists.” Those are the Sikhs in Punjab who want their own homeland carved out of India. As you can imagine, that’s not going over well with Modi. Apparently, this has resulted in the suspension of trade talks scheduled for later this year. That’s a really big deal given how hard we’re supposedly working to diversify away from dependence on China. What disturbs me most is I have to find this news on Al Jazeera. As far as I know there’s been no mention of this at CBC or in the pages of The Globe and Mail, or even on the Global Affairs website.