UPDATED: Canada looking for new canola customers, pushing China to verify claims: Carr cdnpoli
The Canadian government is also still pushing China to allow a Canadian delegation to visit the People's Republic to verify complaints that Canadian canola is contaminated with pests, Carr said in an interview.
The CFIA has twice inspected the shipments in question and found no impurities, Carr told The Canadian Press on Saturday, prior to the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Liberal government has committed $256 million over five years to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, in the hopes that Canada can help guide its decisions and that Canadian companies will get business from the development projects it promotes. Dozens of countries outside Asia are participants in the bank, from Madagascar to Ireland to Norway.
China's decision to cut off Canadian canola-seed shipments is widely viewed as an attempt to apply economic pressure on Canada following the December arrest of senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver at the behest of the United States. China is the usual destination for about 40 per cent of Canadian canola, a major source of oil used for cooking and some industrial purposes.
Scheer tried to cast the canola fight as just one example of the Liberals' failures on the foreign-policy front. The Liberal government has established a working group to address the canola issue and asked to send a delegation of experts to China to examine the complaints and says it has been exploring options to provide financial support to farmers.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
About one per cent of deaths in Canada medically assisted: Health CanadaAccording to Heath Canada’s latest interim report, 6,749 people have received medically assisted deaths
Read more »
Canada renews military commitment to Multinational Force and Observers in the SinaiThe Canadian contribution will continue until March 31, 2022 under the renewal
Read more »
Surrey crime numbers jump partly spurred on by Statistics Canada ’unfounded’ reporting changeMounties’ analysis shows that some crime types affected more than others including assaults, uttering threats and shoplifting
Read more »
Rugby Canada resurrects Pacific Pride program, looking to develop young talentPacific Pride will play a full slate of away matches in the B.C. Rugby Men’s Premier League in addition to exhibition games against Major League Rugby teams
Read more »
Canada continues to roll at world mixed doubles curling championshipJocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant improved to 3-0 at the world mixed doubles curling championship with a 9-0 win over Belarus
Read more »
'The Simpsons' Canada episode irks viewers with 'stupid Newfies' jokeThe Canada-themed 'Simpsons' episode is angering people for its joke involving the word 'Newfies' and the controversial seal hunt in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Read more »
Terence Corcoran: As Canada gets more conservative, Canadian activists try making America socialistThey’re being lured by some old-time Canadian socialists
Read more »