Wine-labelling dispute uncorks serious problem with Canada-Israel trade deal

What should the government do when a bilateral trade pact violates other aspects of Canadian policy or existing international commitments?
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently demanded that Ontario liquor stores stop selling wines made in the West Bank and labelled 'Product of Israel,' but reversed the decision less than 24 hours later.
Six months ago, David Kattenburg, a Jewish son of Holocaust survivors who opposes Israel’s continued occupation of the West Bank, launched a complaint against the Liquor Control Board of Ontario for selling wines made in the occupied Palestinian territories as a “Product of Israel.” That comp...

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