Mrs. Bonnie Crombie (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the fact that these Conservatives have let Canada's relationship with China fall apart these last four years has rightly received a lot of attention this week.

    They claim they were dragging their heels on China because they wanted to see more progress on human rights. The reality is these Conservatives have made very little progress on human rights or anything else.

    With this week's trade mission, do they now admit that the best way to improve both Canada's trade mission with China and enhance their commitment to human rights is to engage with them directly and consistently at the political level?


    Mrs. Bonnie Crombie (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, is it any wonder that there was so much international media attention paid to how frosty relations with China have become under the government.

    The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and the Minister of National Defence had previously accused the Chinese government of a massive spy ring targeting Canadian industry and individuals.

    Do the ministers really have any evidence of this massive spy ring, or do they now understand that this wild Conservative rhetoric has undermined our relationship with China?