Hit reject button Harper government must say no to CNOOC bid for Nexen by Brian LilleyIt’s a given that China is a country Canada must deal with, but the idea that Canada must sell out to China is not.Currently, China’s state-owned oil company CNOOC is attempting to make a big play in Alberta’s oilsands with its proposed takeover of Nexen. The deal needs the approval of the federal government and despite Stephen Harper’s recent warming to China and his commitment to expanded trade, he must say no to this deal.Harper is a believer in free trade among nations, but with China we don’t have free trade or anything close to it
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COLUMN: Lilley – Why CNOOC should be sent packing
