Premier Calls Tariff Deal Reached with China Welcome News for NL Seafood

Premier Tony Wakeham (via Facebook)

Premier Tony Wakeham is thanking Prime Minister Mark Carney for “securing relief that matters” by reaching a deal on tariff breaks on certain Canadian exports, including lobster and crab.

The premier says Newfoundland and Labrador is a “significant Canadian seafood exporter to China” and he calls the deal reached yesterday in Beijing “welcome news” for coastal communities.