Canadian Trade Delegation Had ‘Constructive’ Tariff Talks in China, Ottawa Says

A pumpjack draws oil underneath a canola field as a haze of wildfire smoke hangs in the air in Cremona, Alta., on July 16, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Ottawa says the Canadian trade delegation that visited China earlier this month to discuss canola tariffs and other trade issues held productive meetings with Chinese officials and stakeholders.

The delegation, which included the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary Kody Blois and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, visited China from Sept. 6 to 9 with the primary goal of addressing the ongoing canola trade dispute. China last month imposed 75.8 percent temporary tariffs on Canadian canola on top of levies it had slapped on canola-related products earlier this year.