Sask. premier calls for ‘immediate action’ from Ottawa to address massive Chinese canola tariffs
Saskatchewan’s premier is calling on Ottawa to take “immediate action” to protect the canola industry in the face of massive Chinese tariffs.
Speaking to reporters in Saskatoon, Scott Moe said the 75.8 per cent preliminary tariff on canola announced by China on Tuesday could have a “devastating impact on the price points for Saskatchewan’s canola industry.”
Moe noted that canola is a $43 billion industry in Canada, employing more than 200,000 people across the country. In Saskatchewan alone, Moe said the provincial government estimated that more than 12 million acres of canola were seeded this year.
“That is significantly larger than the steel industry, the aluminum industry and the car manufacturing industry combined,” Moe said.