Wednesday, May 27, 2009

"Buy American" Campaign Not Working...

I came across this interesting letter to President Obama from the CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce and hopefully the President will take it seriously as it's starting to impact both sides of the border. http://www.fairtradeforcanada.ca/files/pdfs/US%20Chamber%20of%20Commerce_Letter%20to%20the%20President%20Obama_May%2022%2009.pdf
I have been talking to a lot of guys in the steel business and a lot of them have been shut out of some of the projects and markets that they worked hard to establish over the last number of years. As a frequent traveller to the US I also see a big change at the border as there seems to more "grilling" of people as they are coming and going. Add the requirement of a passport and I'm afraid we're going to see a lot less tourists from the States in our market this year. I think it's important to appreciate just how important the American market is to Canada and I'm hoping everyone on our side continue to respect our neighbours to the South and whenever we can encourage free trade and a welcoming attitude...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think we need to let the Americans know just how important we are to their economy. Just imagine how much PNP money was spent down there.