Canada's Champagne Push for Financial, Trade Ties with China

0:00It's April 3rd. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Canada's Finance Minister, Francois Philippe Champagne just wrapped up a key trip to Beijing, where he linked up with the Bank of Canada Governor and top financial officials for talks with their Chinese counterparts. The big focus was on financial services, hunting for ways to team up on pensions and wealth management to boost collaboration between the two nations. This comes right after a liberal MP named Michael Ma, questioned forced labor claims in China during a parliamentary committee, so Champagne made sure. To stress Canada's firm position on human rights and clean supply chains, he also brought up the ongoing 25% tariffs China slaps on Canadian port products, pushing hard to iron out these trade headaches. Canada's made it clear they want to fix these irritants and keep the economic talks rolling forward smoothly.