‘Western countries, including Canada and the United States, must have a reset in their relationship with China,’ Kenney told a virtual roundtable
WASHINGTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney added his voice to the anti-China chorus Wednesday, savaging the communist republic’s handling of the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak and urging Canada and the United States to join forces in bringing manufacturing capacity back to North America.
“I think the Chinese government played a significant role in the devastating public health and economic damage that is being experienced by the entire world,” he said. “And I do not think we should just forget this and walk past it. There must be some kind of a reckoning, there must be some accountability.”
Kenney, for his part, said China’s refusal to co-operate should be a cue for both Canada and the U.S. to start “reshoring” important manufacturing capacity from the country, particularly for all-important medical supplies like face masks, respirators and ventilators, all of which were in short supply around the world at the height of the crisis.
Indeed, Kenney made it clear that as the province reels from the one-two punch of an economic shutdown and historically low oil prices, he intends to make the United States a linchpin in his recovery plan.
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