e-2191 (International trade)

Petition to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

• Canadian farmers produce the highest quality canola in the world;
• There are more than 43,000 canola producers in Canada and the industry contributes almost $27 billion to the Canadian economy each year, including more than 250,000 Canadian jobs and $11 billion in wages;
• Canadian farmers ship 40 per cent of their canola exports to Chinese markets;
• The Canada-China canola crisis is a national economic emergency;
• The Prime Minister has weakened Canada’s international reputation during his disastrous trip to India, his capitulation to Donald Trump during NAFTA negotiations and for his admiration of China’s basic dictatorship;
• China has blocked all canola shipments from Canada without scientific evidence;
• The Prime Minister continues mishandling the canola trade crisis with China;
• The anxiety within Canada’s agriculture sector regarding the possibility other commodities could be targeted including soybeans and pork; and
• The Minister of Agriculture has decided it is not the right time take the matter to World Trade Organization.