Remember that bill that killed Mexican trucks?
Remember the 'buy America" provision?
Canada is getting a taste of "hope and change" with Stim Trade:
"Ordered by Congress to "buy American" when spending money from the $787 billion stimulus package, the town of Peru, Ind., stunned its Canadian supplier by rejecting sewage pumps made outside of Toronto.
Remember the 'buy America" provision?
Canada is getting a taste of "hope and change" with Stim Trade:
"Ordered by Congress to "buy American" when spending money from the $787 billion stimulus package, the town of Peru, Ind., stunned its Canadian supplier by rejecting sewage pumps made outside of Toronto.
After a Navy official spotted Canadian pipe fittings in a construction project at Camp Pendleton, Calif., they were hauled out of the ground and replaced with American versions.
In recent weeks, other Canadian manufacturers doing business with U.S. state and local governments say they have been besieged with requests to sign affidavits pledging that they will only supply materials made in the USA."
Like Mexico did, Canada is fighting back:
"A number of Ontario towns, with a collective population of nearly 500,000, retaliated with measures effectively barring U.S. companies from their municipal contracts — the first shot in a larger campaign that could shut U.S. companies out of billions of dollars worth of Canadian projects."
Hope and change with a "protectionist" flavor! We warned Canada and Mexico that "hope and change" had deep ties to protectionist unions. Don't blame me: I voted for McCain, a strong supporter of free trade!
P.S. Why is Pres BO picking fights with countries fighting in Afghanistan? Also, isn't Canada our first energy supplier?
