Commentary In 2012, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government closed the Iranian embassy and sent its diplomats home. The decision came about due to the government realizing the hopelessness of pursuing any sort of productive relationship with the regime in Tehran. Calling Iran the “most significant threat to world peace,” the government cited the regime’s support for terrorism, its support for the Assad regime in Syria, its horrific antisemitism and threats against Israel, and its dishonesty regarding the pursuit of its nuclear program. The unfortunate reality is that some regimes present themselves as such bad-faith actors that maintaining diplomatic channels seems futile, as it is clear there is little hope of conducting any worthwhile diplomacy that is mutually beneficial. This argument, and the wisdom of expelling diplomats, is worth exploring when it comes to communist China—particularly pertaining to its ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, whose utterances in recent years have made it …