China-Canada's Deadly Breadbasket?

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Opinion
Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor

Now Public Readers who have read my articles on outsourcing our birthright, know where I stand.

North Americans rely heavily on China and developing third world countries for cheap consumer goods, everything from cheap car parts, pharmaceuticals, children’s toys, clothing, furniture, pet food and food for our dinner table. Supposedly, we smugly think of ourselves as well informed Consumers, who, when purchasing big ticket items will meticulously spend countless hours researching the safety and or gas efficiency of a new Car, the clarity of a Big Screen TV’s, a new family pet’s disposition before deciding all the Pros and Cons before outlaying our hard earned cash. Yet, for some strange reason, apparently these same self professed smug and intelligent Consumers throw logic out the window when purchasing cheaper products from China and other third world countries by handing little Timmy that new bike or toy, or feed Muffy a cheap brand of pet food, or trim that family food budget with foodstuff grown from parts unknown.

North American consumers ask themselves, how can China sell so cheap? Well when pennies a day labour costs, environmental and health concerns are more of a nuisance guideline than a law it is pretty easy to see why prices are so unrealistically low.

If recent memory serves me correctly, when North American consumers were responsible for growing or manufacturing all the above products, incidents like this were remote.

But Consumers will continue to ignore the obvious when “Smiley Faces tout Low Prices”

So in ending, it boggles the mind that Parents are suddenly surprised when Little Timmy is in the emergency ward from lead poisoning from his Toy, or that Cheap Bike suddenly grenades itself all over Timmy who loves to ride aggressively over rough terrain as most boys do. Now with Pet Food recalls, hundreds of Muffy’s expire after eating cheap pet food, to friends and family suffering food poisoning or ill effects after visiting your dinner table.

My final thoughts
Consumers need to ask themselves, why do you continually put your family and friends at risk to save a few pennies? Wonders never cease when affected Consumers point fingers at government agencies, blaming them for their own Consumer Stupidity.

Consumers should know when you point the blame at anyone, remember three of your accusing fingers are pointing back at you.

Here is yet another media article (of many), this one by Steven Edwards of the
National Post, validating my ongoing opinion and Consumer's inability to see the obvious..