Any Canadians here????

[Buzzard]

Welcome to our world....

story.news.yahoo.com
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The next time a Canadian official hands you a lapel pin bearing an image of the country's maple leaf flag, take a closer look. That symbol of patriotism was likely made in China.

Opposition legislator Charlie Angus attacked the Liberal government on Wednesday for ordering millions of "inferior quality" pins from a Chinese supplier rather than the Canadian factory that has been making them for 35 years.

"They are selling off our cultural heritage like a bunch of roadside hucksters selling off hubcaps and velvet Elvis paintings," Angus told Parliament.


Comments anyone??

 

[Arg_Hamster]

Market-economy... products are made where it´s chaep.

 

[johnnieCzech]

actually I got the feeling EVERYTHING is being made in China now.

 

[Arg_Hamster]

actually I got the feeling EVERYTHING is being made in China now.

In a few years the factories will move on to India, Vietnam and Pakistan because it will be expensive to make it in China. This is nothing new though, look at electronics... Malysia and Indonesia. Most TV´s that are sold in Europe are made in Turkey.

 

[johnnieCzech]

In a few years the factories will move on to India, Vietnam and Pakistan because it will be expensive to make it in China. This is nothing new though, look at electronics... Malysia and Indonesia. Most TV´s that are sold in Europe are made in Turkey.

that makes sense

 

[mentalmeltdown]

I'm Canadian. Chances are that even in one of the great american symbols such as GM there are many parts made in China or 3rd world countries...

 

[Arg_Hamster]

I'm Canadian. Chances are that even in one of the great american symbols such as GM there are many parts made in China or 3rd world countries...

Yup, Chrysler, Opel and Saab use the same engines and components made all over the world.