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Canada on Thursday took a notably tougher line with China over its ban on Canadian imports of canola seed, saying Beijing had provided no scientific evidence to justify the move and was hurting its own reputation.
China, citing the discovery of pest contamination, expanded its ban on canola seed imports on Tuesday to include shipments from a second major exporter, Viterra Inc.

Canada and China have been locked in a trade and political dispute since the chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Vancouver on December 1 on a US extradition request.
“The restrictive measures imposed by China are said to be rooted in science. We have asked for the evidence,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said in a statement.
Canada’s canola farmers fear they have become pawns in US-China trade war
“To date, none has been supplied. We will keep pushing as hard as we can on this vital point,” added Goodale, who is from the western province of Saskatchewan, a major canola producer.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that he was concerned about the ban and could send a delegation to Beijing.
Goodale said “measures that defy science and contravene sound business and trading practices detract from the good reputation for reliability which all trading nations seek to maintain.”


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Canada gets tough with China over canola ban that ‘defies science’, demanding proof of contamination

Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canada has asked for proof that canola shipments to China were contaminated, as Beijing claims. Photo: AP

Canola field in Canada. Photo: canolainfo.org

Canada’s canola farmers fear Huawei dispute could devastate rural communities reliant on China exports

Bottles of Canola Harvest brand canola oil, manufactured by Canadian agribusiness firm Richardson International, are seen on the shelf of a grocery store in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. One of Canada's largest grain processors said Tuesday that China has revoked its permit to export canola there, a move that some saw as retaliation for the Canadian government's arrest of a top executive for the Chinese tech giant Huawei. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The United States is seeking extradition of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou after she was detained in December by Canadian authorities. Photo: EPA

China slaps ban on a second Canadian canola exporter, in possible reprisal for arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

A canola crop in full bloom on the Canadian prairies near Fort Macleod, Alberta. File photo: Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Co Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrives back at home after her court appearance in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo

Canola grower David Reid checks on his storage bins full of last year's crop of canola seed on his farm near Cremona, Alberta, Canada, Friday, March 22, 2019. China has stopped all new purchases of Canadian canola seeds in what some see as retaliation for Canada's arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei. The Canola Council of Canada said late Thursday exporters are reporting Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase the seeds at this time. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian canola producers say seeds shut out of Chinese market

Bottles of Canola Harvest brand canola oil, manufactured by Canadian agribusiness firm Richardson International. Photo: AP Photo

A high-speed bullet train travels past a rapeseed or canola field in Haian, Jiangsu province, China March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

‘No doubt, they are retaliating’: Canadian canola hits Chinese delays after arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court appearance regarding her bail conditions, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. A Vancouver court heard that the United States has issued a formal extradition request for Meng, who was arrested Dec. 1, 2018 at Vancouver's airport at the request of U-S authorities. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Traders say cargoes of Canadian canola have taken longer to clear Chinese customs. Photo: Reuters

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Two Canadian exporters have been hit with Chinese bans over alleged pest contamination, amid a political and trade dispute since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou
But Canada says no scientific evidence has been provided by China to justify the bans



Two Canadian exporters have been hit with Chinese bans over alleged pest contamination, amid a political and trade dispute since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou. But Canada says no scientific evidence has been provided by China to justify the bans.


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