A new tool to combat unfair trade: calling all governments to adopt reciprocal procurement

Canadian steel producers are often shut out of procurement projects in favour of carbon-intensive, unfairly traded steel from foreign countries, putting Canadian jobs at risk.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Often referred as friend-shoring, the practice of reciprocal procurement was announced in Budget 2023 and stipulates that Canada should open its public procurement markets only to countries who share our values, who play by the rules, and also provide access to their markets in return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS

February 15, 2024

Canada is a trading nation and under successive governments, it has stood for a rules-based trading order that recognizes fundamental values we share with trading partners. Whether its economic, social or environmental, these values bind our countries, our economies, our peo...

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