Saskatchewan Wins Trade Fight Over Canola-Based Dairy Products

REGINA — After a long fight, there’s good news for Saskatchewan oilseed growers and processors.

On Wednesday, an appeal panel under the national Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), formally released a final ruling upholding Saskatchewan’s successful challenge last spring of the Quebec government’s restrictions on the production, sale and marketing of vegetable oil-based dairy products in its market.

Specifically, it prevents Quebec from using labelling laws that have prohibited use of terms like “milk”, “butter” and “cheese” for dairy substitute products.

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