Canada is about to host European Union leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen at a summit in Newfoundland and Labrador aimed at emphasizing and strengthening Canadian and EU ties.
But it seems a discussion about the EU’s ban on seal product imports, implemented in 1983 and 2009 respectively due to animal welfare concerns, is not on the agenda.
The EU and leading European nations like Germany are extremely interested in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada more broadly, for access to natural resources.