A so-called free trade deal with China will not be good for Canada. Anybody who thinks that a deal with China will enrich Canada is living in the land of Oz. The plain and simple is that China needs our natural resources, not our manufactured and semi-manufactured goods, not our parts nor our services. I believe that they have already acquired what they need technology wise through the hacking of private businesses and what they don't have they will acquire through the acquisition process e.g., Norsat. Once a free trade deal is put in place we can expect job losses on the Canadian side.  The big question is why are the Liberals pushing for a free trade deal? This is a no-win situation for Canada. Is this all because of $1,500 dinners, a paternal statute, a Sino infatuation and/or obtuse thinking. We will be told that it's to grow the middle class. More like the middle class in China.