Rita Trichur/The Globe and Mail: …Now consider this: A pair of confidential intelligence reports from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, or FinTRAC, previously warned the federal government of financial crime risks related to China, including through trade.
…Mr. Wang, China’s Foreign Affairs Minister, recently said boosting bilateral trade depends on Canada having “strategic independence” from the U.S.
Canada’s own financial intelligence suggests Ottawa should take that approach with Beijing, too…