Despite the victory on this file, Saint-Jacques said he doesn't think this suggests a thawing of the Canada-China dispute.
"I don't see any possibility of that. In fact, you have to think also in terms of the Chinese culture, and President Xi doesn't want to lose face," he said.
China continues to block imports of Canadian canola, claiming contamination. Canada has taken that case to the World Trade Organization.
The Mounties
were called in to investigate the origins of the fake pork export certificate this summer.
"While we are not in a position to comment on the status of this file so as to protect the integrity of the overall investigative process, we can confirm that we have been actively engaged with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency since last June," said RCMP National Division spokesperson Stéphanie Dumoulin in an email Tuesday.
"However, no further comment can be offered on the matter at this time."
While the country of origin of the meat is unknown, Bibeau has suggested someone likely was exploiting the "Canadian brand."