From what I understand, it could be an irritant, but it doesn't fly in the face of the free trade agreement. The U.S. does it significantly with their school lunch programs. They have a number of programs. For example, an apple processor from Quebec wanted to provide the Texas prison system with apple sauce. They had to import American apples, process them into apple sauce, and send it back to get that contract. The apple-growing community agreed we didn't want to shut them out of a marketplace, but it's being done. It currently is being done, and there's nothing wrong with waving the flag. There will be a reaction to it, but I think it's something we can survive.
On November 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.