On March 11, 1996, Mickey Kantor, the American trade secretary, announced that he was filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization to protest, first, the 80% excise tax on split run magazines under Bill C-103, second, the lower postal rates granted Canadian publications, third, the postal subsidy and, fourth, tariff 9958 making it illegal to import split runs into Canada.
Mickey Kantor filed a complaint with WTO to protest the 80% excise tax on split run magazines and two other topics concerning Canada though he was the American trade secretary.