As pontificator-in-chief at Canada's national newspaper of record, Doug Saunders has serious shlep. His shlep is so serious that if Doug is displeased with a careless tweet, your career could be over.
In his role at the Globe and Mail, Doug is often tasked with steering public opinion in the proper direction. At the moment, the "proper direction" is to stir up hate against the Yellow Peril, which is exactly the agenda of one Donny J, the president of the "democracy" immediately to the south of us.
The fact that Canada is in lock-step with the US in virtually all aspects of our foreign policy presents somewhat of a challenge to the Canadian establishment. Truth is, and I don't mean to be indelicate, but Trudeau is so far up Trump's ass that you can barely see the soles of his shoes.
This reality is not appreciated by the Canadian electorate, and it therefore falls to Doug to fashion an alternate reality wherein Canada is independent.
Which brings us to Doug's column in yesterday's paper; "Relations with China shouldn't hinge on the US."
The sub-head gives the game away; "Being tougher on Beijing doesn't mean associating ourselves with Trump's flailing confrontation with Xi."
No no no! We're not with Trump! Of course not!
After that, Doug's opinion piece is virtually a point-by-point regurgitation of the anti-China rhetoric you can find on Fox News.
Be that as it may, we Canadians can continue to bask in our moral superiority to the Trump regime. The fact that the aims and goals of our foreign policy are identical to Trump's is merely an unfortunate coincidence.
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