Yes, that is basically our take on this. It's possible that we just let this issue gather dust but, at the same time, an entire agri-food trade has developed that didn't exist 40 years ago. The GATT agreements, the WTO agreements, emerging countries, and products from China, India, Sri Lanka, Chile and elsewhere did not pose a problem 40 years ago, when the definition of “Product of Canada” was originally established.
On April 10th, 2008. See this statement in context.