Re: "Buy American"-Trade Wars beginning?
Not sure what you are asking, Chem. Location of manufacturing, whether or not the country in question is a signatory of the GATT government procurement agreement (Canada is..btw China is NOT), whether this is part of an allocation to a U.S. State and possiby considered State and not federal money and whether this is considered a military contract (military is different) are all considerations here that are NOT made clear in the article. I am not familiar with the small print in the Government Procurement Agreement, it may be that we can't be predjudiced against a Canadian company but CAN require U.S. manufactured content. Or this could be State money. Or this could be a military contract. Or, or....
If there really is a violation here of the GATT Government Procurement Agreement, Canada can file a complaint at GATT. Ditto for NAFTA, but nothing here says we are being accused of breaking provisions of either. So far it looks like a tit for tat between States and Provinces with a possible military consideration here, which means this civie/Fed (not State) pulls out her 10 foot pole if asked whether the U.S. is doing something wrong, or Canada is simply whining about not getting a contract.
That's why I read it and shrugged...it tells me nothing that I can work with. Plus, I haven't heard any one else grumbling except China, and as I said above they aren't even signatories of the GATT Government procurement Agreement.
Last edited by Silverbird; 05-19-2009 at 08:28 AM.
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