Not clear? Who are you kidding.
If they got other nationals to do their dirty work because their Canadian staff were too cowardly to do it, that in itself renders the deed that much more distasteful.
They just did. Are you freaking blind? The Canadian Tourism Commission is a government corporation. You're a fool to dissociate government policies and their official overtures from their corporations and vice versa. Even if we buy your fuzzy logic, it's still a matter of complicity. You're blindsiding people with that democratic soliloquy while omitting the fact that China is one of, if not the most lucrative markets for attracting tourists, is laughable.
The truth is, First Nations and Chinese people share a history of discrimination and racism in Canada, and First Nations continue to live in appalling conditions forced on them since colonial times. Seeing a leader waddling around with a pretty face, saying how much he wants to have better relations with First Nations, while his government agencies censor First Nations people, preventing them from engaging with the international community is bad. The removal of the Chief from Chinese media at the request of Tourism Canada is pretty awful discrimination.
Basically they were shaking with fear at the prospect of having 850 MILLION foreign viewers watch a First Nations chief speak about current issues or whatever was on his mind. How fearful is the Canadian government at the prospect of 850 MILLION Chinese viewers being exposed to any discrepancy, such as for example how the RCMP engage in acts of kidnap and rape of aboriginal women in Northern BC? Its on record that the government was publicly dismissive of this very Human Rights Watch report.
We can all improve our institutions and the Chinese should be encouraged towards this end. If there's nothing good to offer, then one shouldn't be destructive in either poor ethics or trade. For example, tangibly speaking, Canadian Canola seed is not a nutritious culinary product. I've heard that large swaths of Canola in Saskatchewan have been contaminated through GMO cross pollination. This was a result of Canada's (continued) lax policies towards GMO foods and supplies. What do Chinese tourists and Canola imports have in common? Billions of dollars at stake. These sorts of trade missions are merely a plan B to the reluctance of populations toward TTIP and CETA which would corrupt the quality of food systems worldwide.
