Monday, June 15, 2009

What To Do About Buy America?

(Globe & Mail)

U.S. states and municipalities buying goods for infrastructure projects are discriminating against Canadian manufacturers, despite Ottawa's lobbying efforts. Six panelists offer their solutions: William Robson (president of the C.D. Howe Institute), Ken Lewenza (president of the Canadian Auto Workers union), Chuck Gastle (a trade lawyer at Bennett Gastle P.C.), John Hayward (president of pump maker Hayward Gordon Ltd.), Gordon Giffin (former U.S. ambassador to Canada) and David Miller (mayor of Toronto).

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