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- Ed Broadbent
Projects & Initiatives: Trade and Investment Research Project
November 10, 2009
OTTAWA—Ongoing negotiations between Ottawa and Washington over Buy American laws may give away provincial and municipal procurement sovereignty, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
According to the study, by CCPA trade researcher Scott Sinclair, the agreement now in the works would leave Buy American policies intact while permanently binding Canadian provincial and municipal governments under World Trade Organization (WTO) government procurement rules which could prevent them from preferring local goods or suppliers.