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Question period touched on trade with China, particularly tariffs affecting Canadian seafood exporters. Clifford Small of the Conservatives said 49 seafood products remain subject to tariffs and asked when the government would secure a lasting agreement removing them for the sector’s harvesters and plant workers. Maninder Sidhu, responding for the Liberals, said China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner, that a January trip had opened billions of dollars in opportunities for canola, beef and seafood exports supporting over 500,000 workers, and that the government would keep working with China.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Maninder Sidhu

Liberal
“China is our second-largest trading partner. In January, we opened billions of dollars in trade for Canadian canola, beef, and seafood. This trade supports over 500,000 workers. We will keep working with China to help more Canadian workers.”

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Mr. Speaker, China is our second-largest trading partner. In our trip in January, we unlocked billions of dollars of opportunities for our agriculture and seafood sector. That includes more canola to China, more beef to China and more seafood to China. That is over 500,000 workers being supported by trade with China. We will continue working with our Chinese counterpart to unlock more opportunities for more workers across the country.

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