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Canada-Europe trade deal prohibits provinces, municipalities from favouring local bidders on contrac
An impending trade deal with Europe is ringing alarm bells across the country.
Under the deal, Canada has agreed to European demands to prohibit municipalities and provinces from offering incentives or otherwise favouring local bidders on procurement contracts.
As a professor at the London School of Economics, he learned the motto for a business conflicts: “Whatever you do, don’t pull a Canada.”
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1136423--canada-europe-trade-deal-prohibits-provinces-municipalities-from-favouring-local-bidders-on-contracts?bn=1