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V2S 7P4 T: (604) 852-9964 1-800-852-9664 F: (604) 852-0557 16th Avenue, Nisku, Alberta T: (866) 979-0454 F ROM THE P RESIDENT By Ed Whalen, P.Eng. Occupy Canada! o here we go again! Yet another U.S.-proposed “Buy The Americans’ way to work around this is to hand money American” bill designed to artificially protect and over to lower government authorities (like individual states), Sprop up a recession bound economy. What is CISC’s put restrictions on their use with “Buy American” clauses, response to this, you ask? and then claim they are meeting their trade obligations with agreements like NAFTA. If this were a hockey game, I can I say, get used to it! The U.S. culture is now engrained so only guess what Don Cherry would have to say about it. heavily in the “Buy American” culture it would be political suicide for anyone in the country to stand up against this. The Americans may not want to admit this, but they need Anyone remember the Dixie Chicks? After all, it is about Canada as a trading partner. We purchase much of what putting Americans back to work and getting back to the they produce and are responsible for the employment of good old days, right? What can be the harm in that? millions of their citizens here and in their own country. We are a vital component for their recovery. Where does that leave Canada? Right where the Americans like us. Begging for an exception with the American What they need is a little tough love. No longer should we negotiators who already believe they have full access to the sit politely at the bargaining table with little to offer and Canadian market but are willing to listen to anything extra lots to lose. We need to use the same stick as is being used we would like to throw in. on us. Yes, this is the one use of wood products I would endorse. Remember, this is for professionals and should not Maybe we need to sweeten the pot with one Celine Dion, be tried at home. one Canadian Arctic and hell, we will even give them credit for inventing basketball if we have to. Yes, yes, yes, we will It is time that we realize where the real power lies in these remove the Canadian personal income tax the NFL football negotiations. It is with the provinces and municipalities. players have to pay when they play here. The fear that Americans have is that we wake up, smell the Starbucks, McDonald’s and yes, even the American-owned NAFTA, which is an agreement between countries, suppos- Tim’s coffee and reciprocate. edly opens access to federal procurement, thus restricting protectionist policies. This agreement has actually been Now hold on for those who want to stand up and say the reported to have increased trade with the U.S. and is con- path to a solution is through diplomacy and we shouldn’t do sidered to be a model for future agreements with other anything negative because this would just upset them and trading partners. result in disputes. What? Disputes? Oh yes, you’re right. ADVANTAGE STEEL NUMBER 42 SPRING 2012 CHAIRMAN Stephen Benson, Benson Steel Limited Professional engineers, architects, structural steel fabricators COVER IMAGE: Simon Fraser Bridge EDITOR Rob White, BFA and others interested in steel construction are invited to inquire Photo courtesy of Buckland & Taylor Ltd. Advantage Steel and the French-language edition Avantage Acier about CISC membership. 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Visit us at www.cisc-icca.ca or 3760 14th Avenue, Suite 200 Tel 905-946-0864, Fax 905-946-8574 www.mediaedgepublishing.com Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 3T7 F ROM THE P RESIDENT The Americans came to Canada, told us they would slap yet levels has the flexibility to re-calibrate bids from other another trade barrier on Canada, and we all said thanks countries based on the following: for giving us the heads up. And oh, by the way guys, good luck with that! 1) Dissimilar or non-existent environmental regulations; 2) Dissimilar or non-existent health and safety regulations; No dispute here! In Canada we are all happy to have our 3) Artificial currency valuation (artificial pegging below trade access pulled out from under us. We are happy to tell true floating value); our employees that they no longer have jobs. We are happy 4) Dumping; and as Canadians to close our manufacturing industries. We 5) Un-equal trade access for Canadian companies are happy as Canadians to see our ownership of natural (reciprocity). resources negotiated and pipelined away. We are happy to tell our kids that their future is one of low-paying jobs in Having regulations like this provides governments with the the service sector. Will this country be a land of Walmarts? flexibility and speed needed to automatically react to unfair and unequal trade. The time has come for the provincial governments to forge new ground and fight for not only free trade but free and I think that’s fair. There is nothing non-free trade about it! fair trade. CISC is proposing a Free and Fair Trade Act where all Ed Whalen, P.Eng. governmentabt cisa ad procurement 1:Layout 1at 12/9/11the provincial 5:20 andPM municipalPage 1 President, CISC No match marking or torque TRAINING wrenches required..