The
International
Centre
for
Trade
and
Sustainable
Development,
a
Geneva-based
non-governmental
organisation,
claims
to
have
obtained
a
leaked
“interim
report”
in
which
a
WTO
adjudication
panel
agrees
with
the
EU
and
Japan
that
Ontario’s
local-content
requirement
is
not
permissible.
The
report
apparently
falls
short
of
judging
Canada
of
engaging
in
“illegal
subsidies”,
however.
The
final
WTO
ruling
on
the
matter
is
not
expected
until
next
month,
after
which
time
Canada
would
be
able
to
appeal.
Experts
say
that
in
most
instances
such
interim
reports
reflect
the
final
thrust
of
the
ruling.
As…
