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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Canadian agriculture minister to tackle China, US trade issues
(Corrects reference in paragraph 12 to Kody Blois being a member of parliament, from being a farmer) By Ed White WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -Canada's new agriculture minister, Heath MacDonald, said in an interview on Thursday that tackling trade issues with China and the United States are his most pressing priorities. The two-front trade war with the world's largest economies has stressed out farmers in Canada, a major canola, wheat and pork exporter, and impacted spring planting plans. MacDonald was sworn in on Tuesday and said trade issues are "center stage" after speaking with Canada's canola industry and provincial agriculture ministers. Canada faces tariffs from China on Canadian canola meal and oil, as well as peas, pork and seafood products. It is also bracing for an anti-dumping ruling from China on Canadian canola seed exports. About half of Canada's canola exports, also known as rapeseed, go to China. "It's front and center and it will be front and center from me towards the prime minister's office," MacDonald said of the Chinese situation. Canada's agriculture industry is also affected by tariffs on some products from the Trump administration, such as steel and aluminum used in agricultural machinery. There is also a long-simmering dispute over Canada's dairy supply management system, which restricts imports and protects Canadian production. MacDonald said he hoped to meet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins as soon as possible and to work with American congressional representatives and agriculture officials from states that benefit from cross-border agricultural trade. He reiterated Prime Minister Mark Carney's position that the Canadian supply management system is off the table in trade negotiations. "I think supply management is extremely important to Canada. It's certainly important to my home province and I'll do everything I can to ensure that it stays as is," said MacDonald. MacDonald is from Prince Edward Island and was a member of the House of Commons agriculture committee. He was finance minister of the PEI provincial government. His immediate predecessor in the agriculture portfolio was Kody Blois, a young member of parliament from Nova Scotia, who was dropped from Carney's cabinet in a surprise to many in Canada's agriculture industry. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Cision Canada
29-04-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Food Producers of Canada Welcomes New Liberal Government
OTTAWA, ON, April 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Food Producers of Canada (FPC) extends its congratulations to Prime Minister , Agriculture, Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development Minister Kody Blois, and the entire Liberal Party of Canada on their election victory. "Food Producers of Canada (FPC) recognizes the determination of the Canadian business community and our industry partners who worked tirelessly to ensure our voices remained strong during the electoral process, and our vision was fixed to the long term. We are eager to engage with government at all levels to realize the growth opportunities we have outlined in the form of new investment, improved interprovincial trade, regulatory reform, and tax relief" says Denise Allen, FPC's President & CEO. FPC's Chairman, Mr. Irv Teper, added his congratulations to the Liberal Party on their successful campaign and thanked its leadership for its focus on the agri-food sector as a key contributor to Canada's economy. Allen continued, "We embrace the future with greater clarity having aligned the broader industry on our shared priorities which include expansion of our domestic economy through interprovincial trade while forging new and beneficial trade relationships throughout the free world. We will re-establish our path to prosperity and face our external threats, united, and as a sovereign nation. Canada's agri-food industry holds the potential to greatly enhance our food sovereignty and national security through food-based manufacturing jobs while we reach new markets with the commitment of Canadian quality and value in food production". FPC looks forward to meeting with government officials, and Parliamentarians to begin advancing key priorities with the urgency needed to support Canadian leaders of food-based businesses through significant global trade uncertainty and the impacts of US tariffs.
Global News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Canada election 2025: Kings—Hants
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Kings—Hants is a federal riding located in Nova Scotia. This riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Kody Blois who first took office in 2019. Blois collected 20,192 votes, winning 44.92 per cent of the vote in the 2021 federal election. Voters will decide who will represent Kings—Hants in Nova Scotia during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Liberal: Kody Blois (Incumbent) Conservative: Joel Hirtle NDP: Paul Doerr Green: Karen Beazley People's Party: Alexander Cargill
CBC
14-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Axing carbon tax 'a really good move,' agriculture minister says
Prime Minister Mark Carney was right to end the consumer carbon tax, said newly appointed Agriculture Minister Kody Blois, noting it had become 'very divisive.' A clause in the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act allows Carney and his new cabinet to remove the tax without Parliament being in session, he said.
CBC
30-01-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Carney holds news conference in Halifax
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney holds a news conference in Halifax alongside Liberal MPs Kody Blois and Sean Fraser.
