Re: Consider buying American!

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:53:51 GMT, Jeff <kidsdoc2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>z wrote:
>> On Feb 12, 9:09 am, Jeff <kidsdoc2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> why do we include canada as 'domestic'? not that i have anything
>> against canada, god knows, but if we're going to be jingoistic, let's
>> be jingoistic.
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>Because that is the way they are re****ted on the content stickers on the 
>cars when they are sold. The domestic content on the stickers includes 
>both US and Canada. It has to do with a treaty between the US and Canada.

Which is a product of the (formerly Big) 3.  They wanted the freedom
to build cars in Canada and still be able to distinguish themselves
from the "fern" manufacturers.  A stroke of the legislative pen and
voilla, Canada is domestic.