Source: Ryan Woo Reuters, globalnews.ca, July 06, 2020 Specific examples on violent actions have not been given. China warned its citizens on Monday to exercise caution in travelling to Canada, citing “frequent violent actions” by law enforcement, amid ongoing tensions between Beijing and Ottawa. Read the full story here… For the latest information and for… Continue reading China Warns Citizens to Exercise Caution When Travelling to Canada
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Canada was warned by officals it couldn’t enforce COVID-19 quarantine for travellers from China
Source: Beatrice Britneff and Amanda Connolly , globalnews.ca, April 8, 2020 Roughly 20,000 passengers were coming into Canada from China every week and attempting to enforce or track a mandatory quarantine was deemed unrealistic. Federal health officials appear to have warned in early February, as the novel coronavirus spread globally, that Canada did not have… Continue reading Canada was warned by officals it couldn’t enforce COVID-19 quarantine for travellers from China
Canada taking first formal step at WTO to challenge China’s canola ban
Source: Reuters News Service, September 6, 2019 OTTAWA, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Canada, locked in a major dispute with Beijing, is taking the first formal step at the World Trade Organization to challenge China’s decision to block Canadian canola exports, Trade Minister Jim Carr said on Friday. China, angry at Canada’s detention of a top… Continue reading Canada taking first formal step at WTO to challenge China’s canola ban
What is ractopamine, the drug at the centre of the China-Canada meat dispute?
Source: CTV News, June 26, 2019 China has demanded that Canada suspend all meat exports after Chinese officials said they found traces of an additive banned in their country in a batch of pork products. China’s decision is a bombshell for the Canadian meat industry, which exports hundreds of millions of dollars of meat products… Continue reading What is ractopamine, the drug at the centre of the China-Canada meat dispute?
Trudeau at G20: PM seeks support from allies amid China-Canada tensions
Source: Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press, June 27, 2019 OSAKA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Osaka, Japan for the G20 leaders’ summit, where he will look to raise the issue of two Canadians held in China at “every opportunity.” Trudeau has no meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit to… Continue reading Trudeau at G20: PM seeks support from allies amid China-Canada tensions
Sask., Alberta trade ministers travel to Asia with federal counterpart amid Chinese canola spat
Source: Adam Hunter, CBC News, June 4, 2019 Provincial trade ministers and federal Trade Minister Jim Carr are in Japan and South Korea this week Amid a trade dispute with China involving Canadian canola, Saskatchewan’s trade minister is in Asia this week in an effort to strengthen the province’s exports in the region. Jeremy Harrison is accompanying… Continue reading Sask., Alberta trade ministers travel to Asia with federal counterpart amid Chinese canola spat
Chinese ag investment: changing the game
Source: Analysis Robert Arnason, Producer.com, May 16, 2019 Foreign companies own a large chunk of Western Canada’s agri-food industry. A Swiss firm, Glencore, owns Viterra, one of the largest grain handlers on the Prairies. An American company, Cargill, owns a major beef processing plant in High River, Alta. Brazil’s JBS owns the beef processing plant in… Continue reading Chinese ag investment: changing the game
Canola growers caught in middle as Canada-China relations sour
Source: David Common and Melissa Mancini, CBC News, May 15, 2019 Chinese crop boycott means hard times for Canada’s massive canola industry Toban Dyck picked the right crops this year — by accident. Instead of seeding canola, the Winkler, Man., farmer is seeding wheat and soybeans. The pick was purely coincidental — he didn’t know when he… Continue reading Canola growers caught in middle as Canada-China relations sour
Elections Canada set to eliminate 100,000 non-citizens from voters registry
Source: Rachel Aiello, CTV News, May 1, 2019 OTTAWA – Elections Canada has identified and is set to eliminate some 103,000 people from the federal voters register who have been determined to be on the list illegally because they are not Canadian citizens. Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault told the Senate National Finance Committee on Tuesday… Continue reading Elections Canada set to eliminate 100,000 non-citizens from voters registry
Saskatchewan premier welcomes federal loan relief for canola farmers
Source: The Canadian Press, May 1, 2019 REGINA – Saskatchewan’s premier says the federal government’s boost to cash advances for canola farmers gives them breathing space as a trade dispute with China continues. Scott Moe says Ottawa largely granted the province’s request of raising the ceiling of a loan payment program to $1 million from… Continue reading Saskatchewan premier welcomes federal loan relief for canola farmers