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'Buy American' rule in U.S. stimulus bill could cost Canada jobs
Harper, Clement point to U.S. obligations under international treaties
There is unsettling news for Canada in U.S. President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill, or at least in the version approved Wednesday night by the House of Representatives.
It says that steel used in public projects under the $819-billion US plan must be made in the United States, an idea likely to cause trade disputes and block sales by Canadian mills.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/29/buy-american.html
Harper, Clement point to U.S. obligations under international treaties
There is unsettling news for Canada in U.S. President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill, or at least in the version approved Wednesday night by the House of Representatives.
It says that steel used in public projects under the $819-billion US plan must be made in the United States, an idea likely to cause trade disputes and block sales by Canadian mills.