Ng Says Panel Rules ‘Clearly in Favour of Canada’ in Dairy Imports Dispute With US

The federal government is cheering a big win in its ongoing dispute with the U.S. over access to Canada’s dairy market. A settlement panel has rejected complaints from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office over how Canada is allocating its dairy import quotas. It’s the second dispute resolution panel in three years to explore U.S. complaints that Canada is unfairly favouring processors over producers. The findings of the first one, released in December 2021, found largely in favour of the U.S., although Ottawa still tried to frame it as a victory. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said they requested a second panel because Canada had failed to adequately respond to the first....