Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

As Ottawa has been championing the need for decreased protectionism during the pandemic, an exemption from Biden's Buy American regime could result in Canada acquiescing to the same trade barriers it is fighting.

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, campaigned on a stricter Buy American regime for federal procurements. With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the new measures, International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have spotlighted the integration of Canadian and American supply chains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Flickr

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 3, 2021

With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration's protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the White House on the need to protect Canada and the U.S.'s integrated economies, say experts. An exemption could result in having Canada ac...

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