Sunday, October 11, 2009

American Standards, Trade Protectionism

Anybody who has had a baby in Canada in the past couple of years, has been given the drill about making sure they only use brand you infant carrier car seats that have been manufactured in Canada. Even if the exact same seat was available in the States, Canadians could only get the ones with the Canadian maple leaf sticker on them.

At the time, expecting parents were told that the Canadian standards are different from the States and the only way to ensure safety was to obey the law. Well, how the tables have turned. Now the Canadian government has finally admitted that the U.S. standard is more stringent and have said that they will be adopting the new standard here.