The ups and downs of a shifting relationship with China

JAN 16, 202644 MIN
As It Happens

The ups and downs of a shifting relationship with China

JAN 16, 202644 MIN

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<p>Prime Minister Carney strikes a deal on Canadian canola exports with China; I’ll speak with an Alberta farmer who’s feeling cautiously optimistic -- after losing six figures to the trade war.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Canadian auto industry leaders are feeling incautiously pessimistic about a new deal with China, saying a promise to import Chinese-made EVs puts the domestic auto sector on the road to ruin.</p><p><br></p><p>Hearing the other side from the other side. Our guest says he was talking to Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine just moments before security forces took him away -- further evidence, he says, that the presidential election was rigged from the start.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>A CBC journalist is heading to Italy -- not to cover the Olympics, but to cover the skis of Canadian biathlon athletes with wax; to make sure everything, and everyone, goes smoothly.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>A reporter in Florida is being criticized for commiserating with the local NFL coach after a huge loss, instead of questioning him.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In one Swedish community, it's an annual tradition for authorities to dismantle a particular sculpture chop-chop -- because it’s a giant, distracting snow penis in the center of a roundabout.</p><p><br></p><p>As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that guesses it doesn't always help to be a member of the inner circle.</p>