ICSA is asking Health Canada to explain what happened, confirm whether the situation is under investigation and outline steps to protect retailers from being left with inventory that should never have been delivered.
Talks between Canada and the United States are intensifying as the clock ticks down toward a midnight deadline that could see a steep 50% tariff imposed on a range of Canadian exports.
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation accelerated to three per cent in July as motorists were once again paying more to fill up their tanks.