date:Apr 11, 2013
Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Canada is prepared to impose sanctions of up to $980 million a year against the US in retaliation for US country-of-origin labeling regulations. Ritz spent some time on his recent trade mission to the United States making clear his country's displeasure with the US COOL program.
Ritz met with US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to express Canada's disappointment at proposed changes to US COOL regulations. In March, the US Department of Agriculture'