Define ‘Canadian’: questions loom over Carney’s ‘protectionist’ procurement policy push 

'It’s the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot. But it’s popular politically,' says financial policy expert Ian Lee of the prime minister's move tapping into nationalist sentiment.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing for a new ‘Buy Canadian’ policy in an effort to strengthen the country’s sovereignty against U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, but the fine details needed to put the policy in action are unclear.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new “Buy Canadian” policy promises to steer billions of federal dollars toward domestic suppliers in response to the tariff war with the United States, but procurement experts say departments and industry need clearer rules for interpreting...

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