Columnists
'Buy Canadian' and upstream supply chain as sector development strategy
Jim Stanford | My recent column suggested that Canada implement a "Buy Canadian" strategy associated with major natural resource developments, with the goal of enhancing Canadian content in the overall value chain.
Columnists
A national 'Buy Canadian' strategy for resource developments
Jim Stanford | We need a national strategy to maximize Canadian content in Canadian resource developments. Canada, for example, could impose a "Buy Canadian" requirement on future mining projects.
Blog
Losing sight of the economic forest for 'Buy American' trees
Blair Redlin | Instead of hassling the U.S. about its local purchasing policies or volunteering to hobble local and provincial governments, Canada should be taking meaningful steps to reduce rising unemployment.
News
Are EU trade talks behind the pressure to end local procurement?
Blair Redlin | Here in Canada, the sudden demand to end local procurement is coming from the usual suspects at the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.