Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Free Trade follies Message-ID: <5967@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 17:09:22 EDT Article-I.D.: utzoo.5967 Posted: Mon Sep 16 17:09:22 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 16-Sep-85 17:09:22 EDT References: <1394@utcsri.UUCP> <2188@mnetor.UUCP>, <1395@utcsri.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 10 Speaking of free trade and all that, I saw an interesting news item a few days ago to the effect that the US recently prohibited foreign (including Canadian) technicians from being brought in to repair equipment in the US unless a search for qualified US people had failed. Since such a search takes months, what this means is that Canadian manufacturers cannot provide timely maintenance support when selling to the US any more. They're upset, and with reason. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry