Canola, the yellow flowering plant that gives so much colour to prairie fields as you drive across the country, is worth more as an industry than auto, steel and aluminum combined. You wouldn’t know that based on the actions, and lack of reactions, from the Carney government.

China just slapped Canadian canola seed with a 75.8% tariff on top of existing tariffs of 109% on canola oil and canola meal.

This is a product that has an economic impact of $43 billion per year for Canada’s economy. You would think that this would result in outrage from Canadians, especially the Elbows Up Brigade that are forever lamenting Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and auto production.

There has been no statement from Prime Minister Mark Carney, his industry minister Melanie Joly has been

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