CANADA WTO – ATC
June 1st, 2004
KEITH NUTHALLTHE CANADIAN government has hit back at criticism at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from textile and clothing exporting countries that it (and other importing nations) have dragged their feet over abolishingtion of quotas under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. In a note to the WTO, Ottawa said its domestic clothing market had grown 1.5 per cent annually for the past five years, while apparel quotas have grown eight per cent annually. For textile imports, there have been significant duty reductions, while the country has maintained its low ...
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