From the Toronto Star: The federal government vowed Wednesday to go to bat for Canadian exporters facing another round of protectionist hurdles in the United States because of Buy American provisions in President Barack Obama’s $447 billion (U.S.) jobs bill.
“History has shown protectionist measures stall growth and kill jobs,” International Trade Minister Ed Fast declared, adding that the issue is all the more pressing at a time of uncertain economic conditions.
“Our government will raise with the Obama Administration and Congress concerns regarding measures that impede access for Canadian workers and businesses to the U.S. market, as we did for earlier U.S. stimulus programs,” he said in a statement.
Fast confirmed warnings from trade experts that the latest U.S. economic stimulus program announced on Sept. 8 will inject another round of protectionist tensions into Canada-U.S. relations…
Read more at http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1053438--ottawa-says-it-will-fight-buy-american-measures
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