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    Carneys „Buy Canadian“-Richtlinie verlangt nicht, dass Unternehmen Kanadier sein müssen

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    2. Snurgisdr on

      Some of this is probably the Canadian political establishment’s ongoing ostrich manoeuvre with respect to what is going on with the United States. Some of it is presumably because there are no truly Canadian options for many things, e.g. fighter jets, so a strict policy would result in buying nothing at all. A deeper approach might be to acknowledge the reality in the short term and define a transition period for things which can realistically be brought inside the borders.

      Also, this is the second Erin O’Toole article I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks after not having seen his name for years. I wonder if it’s a coincidence, or is he setting himself up for something in case the CPC leadership review doesn’t work out for PP.

    3. Knight_Machiavelli on

      >Take General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. With plants across Quebec, it dominates the production of bullets, shells, missiles, and explosives in Canada. But the firm is American.

      This is what we’ve done forever with car companies, I don’t see the issue here. Having to rely on companies that are Canadian owned is cutting off our nose to spite our face. Forcing some foreign firms to set up plants in Canada to compete helps the Canadian economy.

    4. skelecorn666 on

      We’ve know ever since the slogan wasn’t ***HIRE*** Canadian, but ***BUY*** Canadian.

      It’s one big club, and we’re not in it.

    5. BeaverBoyBaxter on

      Part of the problem with this is how you define a „Canadian company.“

      >With plants across Quebec, [General Dynamics Ordnance] dominates the production of bullets, shells, missiles, and explosives in Canada. But the firm is American

      Although you could define that above as an American company, and I think most would, it is the biggest ammunition manufacturer in the country, partly because it was formed by the merging of a Canadian and American business in the first half of the 20th century.

      You could argue it would go against the spirit of Carney’s „buy Canadian“ policy to not classify Canada’s largest ammunitions producer, the company that employs the most Canadians and likely owns the most infrastructure in Canada, as not a Canadian business.

      Edit: I wonder if the policy could be amended to follow a scale model? Instead of trying to draw a line of what is and is not a „Canadian company“, You can incentivize working with companies that are *more Canadian*.

    6. Background-Cow7487 on

      This isn’t really a revelation. When US alcohol went off the shelves, we wanted some spiced rum. Sailor Jerry was no longer available – an American product. Captain Morgan was available because, though it’s a US company, it’s made in Canada so … not quite so American.

    7. flinstoner on

      Let’s see….you buy Canadian, meaning you’re paying sales tax/GST/HST, the company pays taxes, the company provides employment for Canadians at a Canadian location, that company pays property taxes, those employees earn income that then flows through the economy buying their own goods/services/taxes/etc.. And this is a bad thing? Such a weird take.

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