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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Unraveling conservative spin



Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen specifically blamed Trudeau’s recent trade trip to India, which has been mired in controversy over how Jaspal Atwal, a B.C. Sikh convicted of trying to kill an Indian cabinet minister in 1986, was invited to an event.
An official within the Trudeau government suggested that factions within the Indian government arranged the invitation.
Bergen called the tariff “a clear signal that India is understandably upset and Canadian chickpea producers 
are the first to pay the price.”
To understand the issue, it’s important to understand that there are several types of chickpeas. In Canada, 95 per cent of our exported chickpeas to India are kabuli chickpeas, according to Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada, a group that represents chickpea farmers.
India’s new tariff, which jumped to 60 per cent from 40 per cent, specifically targets desi chickpeas -- not kabuli chickpeas.
Another important figure: Canada only accounts for 2 per cent of India’s total chickpea imports.
Speaking in Barrie, Ont., Trudeau clarified that India’s tariff doesn’t target Canadian farmers. He added that he spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about providing greater predictability on future tariffs.

It's not us, it's them: Why Canada has nothing to do with India's new chickpea tariff


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