Second, with regard to culture, or for that matter anything else that requires a subsidy itself, NAFTA does not require that national treatment rules be applied to subsidies, but this is the case under the MAI. As a result of that, it means that many government subsidies that we have that go towards the cultural communities and the arts communities would be struck down or would have to be made available equally to foreign-based corporations at the same time.
Deuxièmement, en ce qui concerne la culture ou tous les domaines subventionnés, l'ALENA n'exige pas l'application des règles du traitement national aux subventions, alors que l'AMI l'exige. Il en résulte que les subventions gouvernementales accordées aux communautés culturelles et artistiques devront être supprimées ou mises également à la disposition des sociétés étrangères.
