Federal Transport Minister Freeland slams BC Fähren befassen sich mit der chinesischen Firma | CBC News

This contract was definitely nessassary, but she’s not wrong .

While I dont agree with her language and approach, i do agree with the underlying message.

Contracts of this size and especially when taxpayers are regularly donors, should be weighted for natiinal trading benefits.

The ferries were never going to be built here but procurements should of been made in this contract to benifet Canada in some way , whether that be resources (steel, aluminum) or manufacturing .

These are the types of deals that should come with mutual national trade benefits however big or small, they are.. Basically, it was a card that was disposed of without any play .

The recent talk between Carney and the Japanese is the example we should be following with all large deals such as this. It carries weight and benefits to web everything we do in ways that encourage mutual trade .

Trade deals mean nothing without negotiations and stimulation.

I will also add that if Freeland wants more from these deals , then the government has to do better to keeping options open diplomatically to get these discussions more open and easily accessible.

im a BC taxpayer and I don’t want BC Ferries to spend another millions on this. Hey Freeland if you really want to help build it in Canada so bad, you can donate some by cancelling your Disney subscription

Given the not insignificant probability the said Chinese shipyard could eat a few hundred JDAMS before delivery this is a very risky procurement.

But the last thing we need is to import the Jones Act problem wherein American lines are obligated to buy American built ships that US shipyards have vanishingly little interest in building when they can just under-perform with impunity on government contracts.