Exactly what is the big deal here? Are we at war with China? Are the Chinese our enemies? Have they committed one hostile act to Canada in decades?

Reading all these hostile articles in the Globe and Mail, the implications are we to treat every Chinese acquisition with hostility. The sale of a few retirement homes shouldn't go ahead because the Chinese group ownership is murky.

For decades, Canadian companies have been happily sold or acquired by foreigners as long as they were American or European. Tim Hortons, CN Rail, Alcan, Stelco, Dofasco, ATI, etc. It was only when China started to show interest to buy our companies that we passed laws that these sales have to be reviewed. Let's admit the hidden racism behind our actions and tell the Chinese straight to their faces that they are not welcome here.