OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that Ottawa must work in tandem with the provinces to relieve tariff pressures being placed on Canada’s economy by both the U.S. and China.

Saskatchewan, which produces more than half of the nation’s canola crop, has been hit hard by the 76 per cent tariff China placed on Canadian canola seeds last month, a move widely seen as a response to Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.

Moe was quick to call for Canada to drop the electric vehicle tariff , but appears to have changed his tune slightly since returning from a trade mission to China last week.

“I was quoted on this a while ago, and I’d just clarify it’s not as simple as that,” said Moe when asked again about dropping the electric vehicle levy on Tuesday

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