After the 1994 North American Fair Trade Agreement , the Canadian government encouraged winemakers to rip out cheaper varietals and plant premium grapes for merlot, pinot gris, chardonnay and pinot noir, to better compete with US wines.

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Those who would once support every free trade agreement now see that other countries have to play fair and the agreements have to be enforced.

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