Finally, Minister, Canadian access to U.S. local projects under this agreement ends with their 2009 stimulus package, but U.S. companies have guaranteed access to Canadian local stimulus until 2011, and this includes any new projects that have yet to be announced. Essentially U.S. companies were given a two-year advantage under this agreement. The U.S. can access Canadian local projects long after the U.S. local projects have dried up in terms of Canadian access to them.
Why would you have signed such a one-sided deal?