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Our last recommendation is with respect to the new upcoming infrastructure fund, the building Canada plan. This program will transfer $47 billion over the next 10 years to provinces and municipalities for their infrastructure projects.
We urge the federal government to maximize the benefits of these projects for the Canadian manufacturing sector and job creation while respecting our international trade obligations. Recently our organization sent a letter to the infrastructure minister to raise the importance of using the building Canada plan in order to provide a level playing field for Canadian manufacturers.
As you know, Canada has one of the most open procurement regimes in the world, and yet our trade partners keep imposing trade barriers that force our companies to delocalize their production in these countries in order to bid on projects, especially infrastructure projects.
We strongly suggest that the federal government adopt a reciprocity policy that would be implemented in the funding agreements under the building Canada plan which—