2019 Australian trade complaint to WTO accuses Canada, including Nova Scotia, of breaching 1994 GATT with wine pricing policies.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's name appeared in an Australian trade complaint over wine pricing. The 2019 document, filed with the World Trade Organization, quotes a 2014 exchange between Houston and the president of Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, discussing local wine markup. Australia accuses Canada, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec of wine pricing policies that breach the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

March 21, 2024
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