Canada passes "Buy Canada" type resolution

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian mayors have passed a resolution that would potentially shut out U.S. bidders from local city contracts.

The resolution is in retaliation to "Buy American" provisions in President Barack Obama's stimulus bill. Mayors voted 189-175 to approve the resolution at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Whistler, British Columbia.

The resolution says the federation should support cities that adopt policies that allow them to buy only from companies whose home countries do not impose trade restrictions against Canadian goods.

The mayors also voted to hold off on any action for 120 days while Canada is negotiating a possible compromise with the U.S. government.
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There has always been the occasional "buy american" bumper sticker but having that written into the stimulus bill is a sure fire way to tick off the rest of the world that exports to the US.

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We lobbied pretty hard to get that out of the stimulus, and are obviously still trying to work it out.

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Yes, and it looks like the mayors are taking matters into their own hands to "kick start" working it out.

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yeah, and personally I like the bold action

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Good for them. I guess this proves the law of "unintended consequences".

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Duplicate thread...lol. It's okay. You started it first.

http://www.politicalforum.com/econom...-new-post.html

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