Trade Tensions: Canada and China's Canola Crisis

China’s tariffs on canola seeds would cripple western Canadian farmers. But this tit for tat fight is about more than just canola. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vina Nadjibulla who thinks China’s playing us and we shouldn't take the bait. 

And the latest news on Carney’s elbows on Trump’s tariffs, Canada’s all boys trip to Berlin, and the secrets our allies aren't telling us. 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Vina Nadjibulla

Background reading:

• China’s canola tariffs are a dangerous trap – The Globe and Mail
• ‘Economic coercion’: Five takeaways on China tariffing Canadian canola and the escalating Canada-China trade war – The Hub
• Let’s free ourselves of the U.S. and forge closer ties with China – The Globe and Mail
• Facing tariffs, canola farmers call on the Canadian government for help – CBC News
• China ‘ready to move forward’ in relations with Canada, envoy says – The Globe and Mail

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