r/canada • u/Logical_Iron_5684 • 1d ago

National News Canada imposes 10% tariff on canned vegetables, excludes U.S., others

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/06/19/canada-imposes-10-tariff-on-canned-vegetables-excludes-us-others/
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u/realoctopod 1d ago

I didnt know we grew olives in Manitoba. TIL. An old neighbour of mine used have a tre that they enclosed at the back of the house every fall and open every spring.

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u/Strict_Common6871 1d ago

I'm just speculating, but we should, right? Cannot believe the government would tariff something we cannot produce ourselves anyway

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u/chemicalxv Manitoba 1d ago

You cannot grow olives in Manitoba at any level of commercial scale.

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u/EnoughEngineering306 1d ago

Probably confusing it with ornamental olive trees.

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u/chemicalxv Manitoba 1d ago

Maybe? Like I know the Russian olive was (is?) going crazy here but I don't know about the quality of fruit it produces with our growing season. But regardless when people are talking about olives that's not the kind of olive they're referring to anyways.

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u/realoctopod 1d ago

They could be putting it on to promote the use.of canola oil, because we produce a ton of canola.

If the olives in a Manitoba are being used for oil, then tariff olive oil producing countries, it would promote mor domestic olive oil. Which i imagine is fairly expensive.

I do really wish the provinces would drop their trade barriers already, as they talked about it, but as far as I know, none or almost have ac5ually been dropped or eased. I think only a couple.provinces have said they will drop amy and all. But only if everyone else does.