背景 英语是加拿大的官方语言之一,然而在加拿大街头报亭出售的所有英文期刊中,只有18.5％是加拿大本国出版的,也就是说81.5％的英文期刊都是来自国外,特别是美国。美国在加拿大的期刊市场上兴风作浪,大把赚钱。可美国似乎不知足,1996年3月,美国把加拿大推上了世界贸易组织争端解决机构的被告席,声称加拿大政府实行的与期刊进口有关条例违反了世界贸易组织的准则。 Background English is one of Canada’s official languages, yet only 18.5% of all English-language journals sold in Canada’s street kiosks are published in Canada, meaning that 81.5% of English journals are from abroad, especially the United States. The United States in the Canadian journals market, make a lot of money. However, the United States seems to be ignorant of this. In March 1996, the United States pushed Canada onto the dock of the dispute settlement agency of the World Trade Organization and claimed that the regulations implemented by the Canadian government regarding the import of periodicals violated the WTO guidelines.