Glen
Senior Member
Why should Canada allow for the import of goods that are produced under unfair trade policies? Of course Ontario and the rest of the West have been loosing jobs, while China and the other developing nations have been growing substantially. With fixed currencies and prices our producers cannot compete. For me this is the number one issue in the current federal election campaign. The candidate in my riding whom promises the best to address this issue has my vote.
Here is an example, while not involving a Canadian manufacturer the issue is the same.........
http://www.boston.com/news/politics...eel_country_voters_put_focus_on_trade_policy/
more here.....
http://www.manufacturethis.org/
Here is an example, while not involving a Canadian manufacturer the issue is the same.........
"In late 2005, early 2006, the Chinese were selling galvanized, finished, threaded pipe for about $580 a ton," Bolt said. "My company [Wheatland Tube] was paying $600 a ton for steel and $200 a ton for zinc, and and they hadn't turned on the furnace and a worker hadn't walked in the door yet. The only way the Chinese could do that was by government subsidies, government interference in the market."
http://www.boston.com/news/politics...eel_country_voters_put_focus_on_trade_policy/
more here.....
http://www.manufacturethis.org/