From our perspective, the real effect on us has been that we have no ability to bid on U.S. jobs. We have no ability because of the uncertainty that's caused by buy America and buy American policies and by these executive orders that have come out. By the time the local proponent who's asked us to give them a price figures out whether they can use us as a supplier, the bids are closed. It's too late. So, we're blocked on bidding on pretty well any project.
How this affects us is that our U.S. competition—and I'm all for open and free competition when it's equal—has the ability to come into Canada to bid on jobs, and they use predatory pricing when they come up here. They use pricing that covers maybe their overheads, and they don't look at profit. They're just dumping. If I told you the prices that went in to Winnipeg last week, it's ridiculous. They're coming out of Texas, and they're 25% below the local guy. It's unacceptable.
They do this freely, knowing that we have no ability to retaliate. That's our real problem. Like I said, from my perspective, reciprocity is the answer: If you put this kind of policy on us, we do the same back. That's the only clear answer.
It worked about a decade ago when the FCM canvassed the federal government and was able to put a reciprocity clause into force. Right away, the U.S. took off the limitations on Canada. If we can do that again, especially in this climate that we're sitting in today, that would have a great effect and help companies like ours.