Scott Moe says solving trade war with China will be ‘sensitive and delicate dance’

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Tuesday to talk about the canola industry.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said solving Canada’s trade war with China will be a “sensitive and delicate dance” with both Beijing and Washington because it was triggered by tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles that Ottawa imposed in concert with the United States.

China in August imposed a 75.8-per-cent duty on Canadian canola seed, a major crop in Saskatchewan, as part of its retaliation for Ottawa’s 100-per-cent tariffs on Chinese EVs and 25-per-cent levies on Chinese steel and aluminum in 2024.

That was on top of a 100-per-cent Chinese tariff on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas imposed in March, and a 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian seafood and p