November 25, 2014 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today issued the following statement:
“We are aware of and deeply concerned by the attempt by the U.S. to apply Buy American restrictions to a project at the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
“This situation, occurring shortly following the Morrison, Colorado, bridge debacle, is yet another example of how illogical and counterproductive it is to try to segregate our economies. The extraterritorial application of these protectionist restrictions on trade within Canada by a foreign government is unreasonable.
“Taxpayers on both sides of the border would benefit from dismantling the trade barriers and inefficiencies created by U.S. protectionist policies such as Buy America.
“On behalf of Canadian industry, our government has consistently opposed Buy American restrictions and will continue to do so.
“We are exploring all options to address this situation.”
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