# 'The chill is real,' Canada's ambassador to China says of fraught relationship | CBC News

> Canada's ambassador to China told a parliamentary committee that relations have been fundamentally changed and a chill persists since China detained two Canadians in December 2018. He said his top priority is securing their release and resetting ties. No trade measures were announced.

- Date: 2020-02-05 · published 2020-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54588-the-chill-is-real-canada-s-ambassador-to-china-says-of-fraught-relationship-cbc
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The diplomatic freeze underpins the continued canola and other agricultural trade restrictions, but this testimony itself does not change supply or prices.

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dominic-barton-china-committee-1.5453598

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