Foreign Affairs

Kent Smith says China’s tariffs on Canadian seafood are an impediment that are holding back importers; he reports buyers want to buy more Nova Scotia seafood and expresses optimism that improving Canada–China relations could help reverse these trade barriers.

Houston supports resuming closer trade relations with China and revisiting engagement, coordinated with the federal government before sending provincial representatives; he says Nova Scotia was encouraged to try to establish a relationship despite tariffs and strained federal-China dynamics.