U.S. election will have real outcomes for us, no matter who wins

A Biden administration would make much greater use of Buy American laws, with massive increases in public procurement or funding that would be confined to products and services made in the U.S.

It's on: While the approaches of Donald Trump and Joe Biden are clearly different, both are promising protectionist policies to voters who fear their country is falling behind—and either will create problems for us, even if Biden is the preferable choice, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

July 20, 2020

TORONTO—Regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election campaign in November, it will be a victory for America First. While the approaches of Donald Trump and Joe Biden are clearly different, both are promising protectionist policies to voters who fear their country is falling behind—and ...

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