Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s federal government trumpets fiscal responsibility; their silence on a day of massive Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts was baffling at best.
Government silence loud on AAFC cuts
Fiscal responsibility should mean owning the responsibility for fiscal decisions
Federal food affordability measures, food security strategy announced
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged to fund several measures aimed at strengthening food security and affordability.
Pulse Weekly: Despite dropped tariffs, work remains for Pulse Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada was relieved when China announced the removal of 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian yellow peas on Jan. 16, but work still needs to be done in India.
Canada-China roundup: Producer groups applaud tariff relief; pork left out; mix of criticism and praise from Trump administration
Reading Time: 5 minutes Producer groups across Canada expressed a mix of relief and cautious optimism following the news that Canada had struck a deal with China to lower tariffs on canola, peas and other goods, in return for relaxing duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership
Reading Time: 3 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.
ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jamie Wilton, trader for RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, said he and the canola trade is watching and waiting while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China this week.
China’s 2025 Canadian import slump to remind visiting Carney of economic stakes
Reading Time: 2 minutes China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released on the same day as Prime Minister Mark Carney starts his China visit.
Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations
Reading Time: 4 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for China on Tuesday, where he will discuss trade and international security at a time when Canada faces uncertain relations with the U.S. due to a trade war and annexation threats from President Donald Trump.
Ahead of Carney visit, China rapeseed meal prices slide near two-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s most active Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal futures fell on Monday, hovering near their lowest point in more than two weeks, as news of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China this week boosted sentiment around a potential canola-related deal.
Carney to visit China next week, spokesperson says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China January 13-17, his office said on Wednesday, in what will be the first visit by a Canadian prime minister since 2017.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
