Prime Minister Harper vows to keep on criticizing China's human rights record.

HALIFAX — Prime Minister Stephen Harper ignored calls for a friendlier approach with China Friday, warning that country that it should consider its economic stake in Canada before making political threats about trade.

Harper also vowed to continue criticizing China’s human rights record.

MICHAEL McCAFFERTY says:
Prime Minister Harper truly is a champion of freedom and democracy and human rights --
and for that I admire him.