China hits Canada with anti-dumping canola probe after EV tariffs

China said on Tuesday it plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak.

Canada has followed the lead of the U.S. and European Union (EU), and announced last week a 100 per cent tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.

“China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the discriminatory unilateral restrictive measures taken by Canada against its imports from China despite the opposition and dissuasion of many parties,” a commerce ministry spokesperson said in a statement. The ministry said China will also initiate an anti-dumping investigation into some Canadian chemical products.

Global's Touria Izri has the details.

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[frankm]

This is as naive as Huawei CFO’s arrest in Canada - for what? Do we even have a EV industry in Canada? Those who voted Trudeau, please let us know what was in your mind when you voted that clown.

[dsbarclayeng]

Trudeau does what he is told to by the US, Canadians are punished.

[eviloreo]

so canada is protecting an industry it does not have only to throw away an industry it does have.... for what reason?

[AB__AB]

Canadians must consume all that canola themselves, otherwise it proves that there is overcapacity.

[huggybear]

🇨🇦: A big NO to Chinese EV! We need to protect an EV industry, we didn't have. 😅😅😅

[MultiNowonder]

Canada doesn’t even have an EV industry to protect… 100% tariff to protect what — Tesla?

[mariacsoegijanto]

Why did the Canadian government decided to become the Great USA'S LAPDOG????

[zzzzzz]

Canada put ridiculously high tariffs on Chinese EVS and solar panels while charging carbon tax on consumers, such insanity!

[AndrueSOCAL]

Honestly Canada is diggging its own grave I feel
So sorry for them that have common sense

[spipo]

western countries with their childish behaviour still thinking this is ww2 era

[WSOJ]

Literally no Canadian asked for this out-of-nowhere trade war with China on EVs (as if EVs are not already expensive enough for the general Canadian population). This is purely about answering American master’s demand.

[hiro]

Can we cut out the carbon tax since you don't allow us to buy cheap EV.

[michaeljiang]

Good, now Canadians can enjoy canola seed in their expensive ice cars.

[hamimelon]

so the results are, canadian drivers won't get chance to buy the good but cheap EVs from China, and Canadian canola farmers won't get canola sold as easy as usual, so what does Canadian get?

[ruiyangao]

No, I will never buy an American car that costs 90k and is garbage at reliability.

[EyeSee.]

They last thing Canada needs is EV's people can afford.

[bobcharles]

This proves that Mexico is not the dumber American neighbor!

[garysetiadi]

Canada needs to stop the over production of Canola. Canada needs to produce busy enough for domestic consumption and stop exporting their overcapacity.

[robinfield]

Canada has got nothing except the love from the United States.

[lifeisgood]

Angering your best customer is the number one priority for bankrupt Canada and United Slums of America.