Ottawa: Buy America rules having ‘chilling effect’ on Canadian suppliers

New Buy America rules are beginning to put a damper on U.S. sourcing from Canadian suppliers of construction materials, the Canadian government has told the administration, urging the Office of Management and Budget to rethink its latest guidance on those rules to reflect the “unique nature” of the U.S.-Canada trading relationship. Canada “is concerned about the general ‘chilling effect’ already emerging, whereby U.S. suppliers and distributors are reluctant to source Canadian construction materials, including those that contain U.S. raw materials...