American Furniture Purchase Shows Confusion over Windsor's Council's 'Buy Canadian' Request

Essex County amends Procurement Policy for a Canada First Strategy

Back in February, Essex County Council directed Administration to explore a buy Canadian Procurement Strategy. As a result, at the May 7 meeting, County Council unanimously received and approved a “Canadian First Strategy” report, and further directed Administration to make…

American furniture purchase shows confusion over Windsor's council's 'buy Canadian' request

City staff will bring back new buy Canadian policy options for council to mull over after taxpayers criticized a $285,000 order of American-made outdoor furniture purchased last month.

Essex County goes with 'buy Canadian' procurement policy; mayor hopes to avoid Windsor situation

Essex County has enacted a “buy Canadian” purchasing policy to address U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.

Updating Canada's Trade Remedies to Better Equip Canadian Companies - Policy Magazine

Shutterstock Lawrence L. Herman May 14, 2025 In six short months, Donald Trump’s second presidency has disrupted the circulatory system of global trade. In addition to the toll so far and potential further costs of his tariff war, which has closed off the American market to a large swath of Canadian products, is the exposure faced by Canadian manufacturers to a flood of foreign-made goods, also shut out of the U.S., searching the globe for any p…