Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Clean Break » Blog Archive » Guest Post: Glen Estill on Ontario’s local content controversy

Clean Break » Blog Archive » Guest Post: Glen Estill on Ontario’s local content controversy

Japan is appealing Ontario’s Green Energy Act procurement policies to the World Trade Organization, on the basis that the Ontario content requirement violates international trade agreements. Japan’s interest is obvious. It is a major supplier of solar panels, with major brands such as Sanyo, Kyocera and Sharp playing a major role in the world markets. It will be interesting to see the interaction between Canada’s federal government and Ontario on this one. After all, the federal government doesn’t have jurisdiction over electricity procurement.