Trade relations between Canada and China may receive a boost with two newly appointed ministers of trade and business. Among the changes and new faces, former natural resources minister Jim Carr was appointed to the new role of minister of international trade. It's been said that although Trudeau tried to boost trade with major emerging markets like China since he took office in 2015, the government has had "little success". "It was time to help Canadian small businesses access those markets," she said. According to Brian Kingston, vice-president for international issues at the Business Council of Canada, the Canadian government should launch trade talks with China and boost ties with other Asian countries.