<p> <img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/canadian_tariff_june_2013_BODY00.jpg" alt="images 061213" />On June 7, the Canadian government announced that it may impose tariff on dozens of American commodities, including apples and cherries in the next chapter of a clash with the U.S. over its country-of-origin labeling law.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Canadian Trade and Agriculture officials said that the U.S. has continued to engage in unfair trade practices, which are severely damaging to Canadian Industry and jobs, “despite consistent rulings by the World Trade Organization.” Officials claim that the COOL has a detrimental impact on the export of Canadian livestock to the U.S. and inflicts financial burdens on Canadian cattle producers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Our government is extremely disappointed that the United States continues to uphold this protectionist policy, which the WTO has ruled to be unfair, and we call on the United States to abide by the WTO ruling,” said Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We are preparing to launch the next phase of the WTO dispute settlement process on the new U.S. rule, which we had hoped to avoid by the United States living up to its trade obligations.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Canadian officials did not say how severe the tariff would be. Approval of the tariffs by the WTO is expected to take about 18 to 24 months.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2013/06/07a.aspx?lang=eng" target="_new">COOL Statement</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
