Canada sends Ukraine $115M in tariff revenue from Russia, Belarus imports

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Canada sends Ukraine $115M in tariff revenue from Russia, Belarus imports
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The federal government is channelling $115 million collected in tariffs on Russian and Belarusian products to help rebuild the power grid in Ukraine.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the funding this morning at an international conference in Paris in support of Ukraine.As the Canadian national soccer teams head to their respective FIFA World Cups, Derek Van Diest is on the scene to cover all the action. Expect expert insights and analysis in your inbox daily throughout the tournaments, and weekly on Thursdays for the rest of the season.

Freeland’s office says the tariffs stem from Canadian purchases that are mostly fertilizer, tires, nickel and plywood. The money will be used for a World Bank project to repair the electricity grid in Kyiv after a series of Russian airstrikes intended to keep Ukrainians in the cold. Agricultural groups have complained that Canada included fertilizer in its tariff regime, unlike some allies, with farmers in Eastern Canada arguing that has driven up their costs.

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