"Canada does not need to treat the People’s Republic of China like an enemy or a pariah state. " In view of the constant industrial espionage, massive infiltration of, how shall I put this, a fifth column as it were from mainland China, corrupt immigration officials in Hong Kong and thus for all we know triads in competition with the (Woodbridge) mafia, and the fact that our navy is about as powerful as it was before WWII, the lack of settlement of the North Korean question dating back to the invasion of the PLA to beat back the U.S. Marines and the battles fought by the PPCLI, most notably when they were outnumbered 10 to 1. 

Instead of becoming a vassal state,  it would be better to just say no, and also to stop allowing immigration from China, transferring technology and providing higher education to the Chinese while our universities are state supported. It adds up to criminal mismanagement by our governments, federal and provincial, and from all parties.