A Nova Scotia cabinet minister says the federal government would welcome any help the United States could offer in helping Canada in its ongoing dispute with China.
"I would say that it would be helpful, for sure," Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan said in an interview.
A senior Canadian official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the issue, said Canada is working with all allies -- including the U.S. -- to pressure China, which has always been the case."For sure, we're continuing to raise the issue with our American friends."
Jordan said her Nova Scotia constituency is the largest lobster producing riding in the country, and not a day goes by without her talking to a fisher.Canada's efforts to diversify its markets for seafood continue apace with the ratification of free trade deals with the European Union and the 10 Pacific Rim countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, she said.
While she offered few details of what contingency plans the government may have if the seafood sectors is hit by China, Jordan suggested the government would come to their aid if necessary.
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