The Star reports on the plans of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to present parliament with a new stimulus package to address the problems of Canada’s Big 3:
It’s interesting to note that Canada views the Big 3 as a key part of their domestic economy even though they are headquartered abroad. Should our government give similar attention to Toyota, Honda, and other ‘foreign’ automakers that employ tens or hundreds of thousands of American workers, as they craft the bailout for Detroit? At the very least, the Big 3 CEOs ought to be forthright about how many other foreign governments they are pressuring for assistance. If other nations offer them billions, is there any reason that ought not be deducted from whatever Congress may be preparing to serve up?
