|
By signing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947, Canada made a commitment not to discriminate against imported products. This commitment was renewed in 1994 when Canada joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Similar commitments were made to the United States in the 1988 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and incorporated into the 1992 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Under these trade agreements Canada and Ontario are obliged to give imported goods (including beverage alcohol) ". treatment no less favourable than that accorded to like products of national origin," as Article III.4 of GATT expresses it.
|