Canada Transport Minister Freeland ‘Dismayed’ by BC Ferries Deal With Chinese Company

Canada Transport Minister Freeland ‘Dismayed’ by BC Ferries Deal With Chinese Company
Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s transport minister says she is “dismayed” BC Ferries contracted a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new vessels in the current geopolitical context that includes “unjustified” tariffs on Canada.

Chrystia Freeland, in a letter to her B.C. counterpart Mike Farnworth, said she expects BC Ferries to inform her of all measures it plans to take to “mitigate any security risks,” including cybersecurity problems that might arise.