Politicians across the country have urged Canadians to buy local amid the ongoing threat of a trade war with the United States — something many consumers are already doing.

But for governments themselves, that might be easier said than done.

An IJF analysis has found a quarter of the top 100 suppliers to the federal government in terms of total contract value are headquartered in the United States, three times more than any other foreign country.

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Those 100 contractors — two of which are departments of the U.S. government itself — have been awarded more than $62.5 billion in government business since 2014, the IJF analysis found. That’s compared to about $131 billion for the 57 Canada-based companies that appear in the top 100.

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  • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Well canada is just 3 companies in a trench coat, how about we get some competition going here? break up telecoms and groceries and crash the housing market then we’ll START the conversation.