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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Key Passover imports will be exempt from tariff war with U.S., Ottawa confirms
Description: Canada is exempting key imported Passover foods from the current diplomatic trade war with the United States. The ministry of finance sent The CJN a list of kosher-for-Passover products imported from the U.S., which are going to be allowed into Canada without being hit by the extra 25-percent retaliatory import tariffs that Ottawa began imposing on March 4.
The list includes matzah and related matzah products, cake mixes, chocolate, margarine, most juices (but not apple), gefilte fish, and canned fruit and vegetables. However, U.S. exports of nuts, spices, dairy, wine, coffee, chicken and meat products are not exempt.<...