We often associate Canadian nationalism with intellectuals and with left-wing people such as Maude Barlow. Of course, economic nationalism has long had supporters in the business community. That’s why I was interested in this forthcoming story in Canadian Business magazine:
Canadian chief executives and corporate leaders are concerned about the possible sale of Potash Corp. to a foreign buyer, and they want the federal government to take action to stop the sale.
When asked recently in a Compas Inc. poll whether the Canadian government should step in to block the sale of the nation’s largest fertilizer company to Sinochem, [Canadian] CEOs agreed strongly, with a mean of 5.7 on a seven-point scale…the CEOs also felt the government should do what it can to block a sale to BHP Billiton, responding with a mean of 4.6.
Read more here.
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