VANCOUVER — Canada and China have struck an agreement to deepen collaboration across their financial systems as the two countries seek closer economic ties.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu hosted He Lifeng, vice-premier of China, in Vancouver over the past two days.

After the meetings, Finance Canada released a joint statement saying the two sides agreed to “enhance financial sector co-operation.”

…The statement adds that both sides reaffirmed their support for multilateralism and “a transparent and predictable environment” for trade and investment.

A decade ago, when the new world order was established, people like me — the craven, the corrupt, and the clowns — knew we would be taken care of and rewarded. But now the worst possible people are actually losing their elections, and our faith is as shaky as Ken Paxton’s ethics. Dear God, why are bad things happening to bad people?

This country is supposed to be built on specific foundational principles: that all men are created equal, especially if they are born wealthy and white. But the whole system falls apart when an ironworker can unseat a real estate nepo baby.

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