The minister responsible for international trade says Canada is well-positioned and ready to push back against a proposed massive new infrastructure bill that strengthens U.S. President Joe Biden's Buy American pledge. "My pitch to them is that you don't have a better partner than Canada and that we are on this shared mission in economic recovery together," said International Trade Minister Mary Ng on CBC's Power & Politics today. Watch | International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada will make a coordinated effort to counter Joe Biden's Buy American approachTrade minister says feds taking a 'Team Canada' approach to Biden's 'Buy American' push Power and Politics 1:05 International Trade Minister Mary Ng says the federal government will have a united front against U.S. President Joe Biden's 'Buy American' push in his new infrastructure bill. 1:05Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also raised concerns with the infrastructure bill during a call with Biden on Monday. Right now, the bill — which is likely to be amended — says that "taxpayers expect that their public works infrastructure will be produced in the United States by American workers."

Source: CBC News August 03, 2021 23:56 UTC