Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says workers at canola crushing plants in his province would be out of jobs should China move ahead with planned retaliatory tariffs on canola oil and meal.
Moe said prime minister-designate Mark Carney must immediately talk with China to prevent the levies from being imposed next week. Carney is to be sworn in as prime minister Friday.
“There needs to be action by our federal government before any election call to engage with China to ensure the canola industry is not left in purgatory,” Moe told reporters Thursday.
“The legacy of closed canola crush plants across Saskatchewan and across Canada would be the Liberal government’s to wear.”