“It takes courage to stand up to a tank,” said Suits and Boots founder Rick Peterson, “and it takes courage to stand up to China today”
May 15 th , 2019: Suits and Boots Launches Campaign in Support of Canadian Canola Farmers Canadian grassroots group Suits and Boots launched a nationwide #StandUpToChina campaign today to persuade China to lift its ban on Canadian canola entering that country, first implemented in March. “ Today, we are standing up for Canada’s Prairie farmers, who are being used as pawns in a diplomatic and trade-war chess game between the U.S. and China that has nothing to do with them ,” said Suits and Boots founder and Edmonton businessman Rick Peterson. “ This is causing immense pain in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba as well as in B.C., Ontario and Quebec. Our canola farmers are crushed, and need Canadians’ support .” Suits and Boots’ 3,700 supporters have mobilized in the #StandUpToChina campaign to persuade China to lift its ban on Canadian canola, as well as peas, soybeans and pork, which have also been restricted. This morning, Suits an...