For Canada’s agri-food sector, this was not about choosing China over the U.S. It was about choosing reality over ideology

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The trade feud between Canada and China is finally thawing — and it was long overdue.

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The rupture began in 2018 with the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive of Huawei, in Vancouver. What followed was not merely a diplomatic dispute, but a calculated economic response: China weaponized trade, and Canadian agriculture became collateral damage. Canola, pork, lobster, and other agri-food exports faced punitive tariffs and informal barriers that reverberated across rural Canada for years.

This week’s announcement confirms what many in agri-food already understood: Canada could not afford to let that standoff linger any longer.

Under the new agreement, China will cut tariffs on Canadian rapeseed to 15% and Canada “expects” it to suspend duties on canola, lobster, and other products. In........

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