Manitoba·NewManitoba Premier Wab Kinew is urging Ottawa to support Canadian farmers hit by a Chinese tariff of nearly 76 per cent on canola seed.Kinew says agricultural sector deserves as much support as auto, steel aluminum industriesThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 13, 2025 7:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes agoManitoba Canola Growers chair Warren Ellis is flanked by Keystone Agricultural Producers president Jill Verwey, left, and Premier Wab Kinew at a news conference at the Manitoba Legislature about the impact of new Chinese tariffs on canola seed. (Rudi Pawlychyn/CBC)Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is urging Ottawa to support Canadian farmers hit by a Chinese tariff of nearly 76 per cent on canola seed.The premier says the federal government should help farmers by using the $100 million in revenues it has collected from China on electric vehicle tariffs.He says the agriculture sector deserves as much support as the steel, automobile and aluminum industries in eastern Canada.China’s tariff is expected to come into force Thursday, a year after the country launched an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola.The investigation was in response to Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, and the two countries have since hit each other with levies.Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced funding supports for the steel industry, along with measures to tighten steel tariff levels for countries that don’t have a free trade agreement with Canada.Federal cabinet ministers were to meet with canola groups Wednesday, and they have promised to speak with Chinese officials constructively.
Manitoba premier wants Ottawa to use money from Chinese EV tariff to help canola producers
