Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has tempered his call for Ottawa to remove electric vehicle (EV) tariffs on China, saying the issue is “not as simple as that” given the challenge of balancing trade relations with both Beijing and Washington.
Moe, who recently returned from a trade mission to China aimed at addressing the ongoing canola dispute, made the comments on Sept. 26 following a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and leaders from Canada’s canola industry.
He was asked by reporters whether Carney expressed willingness to remove Ottawa’s tariffs on Chinese EVs in exchange for tariff relief on canola, but Moe said the issue is more complex, pointing to the need to balance trade relationships with both China and the United States….