The Globe: Canadian companies can now bid on U.S. infrastructure projects financed under their $787-billion economic stimulus package ending the year-long Buy America dispute. Thirty-seven U.S. states are involved in the deal; in exchange, American firms get access to provincial and municipal projects under the deal negotiated between the Harper government and the Obama administration. It is not clear, however, exactly how much of that U.S. stimulus money is still available or whether this agreement has come too late for Canadian companies.
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