[gioele]

> In Canada we had a law called "The AutoPact" [1] which basically said that for every 3 cars that you sell in Canada, 1 must be built here.

In our world of online services, how do you that? For every three subscriptions I sell to somebody in Canada, what should I do exactly?

[ekianjo]

So what's the direct effect of that Law ? Expensive cars?

[scott_karana]

Actually, I suspect the law was in place more to entrench existing Canadian factories than promote new ones. (eg, 1 or more of the 3 cars were already made in Canada)

The bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan is likely the most-travelled on the continent, carrying 25% of US-Canadian trade, and $13Bn of assets, mainly due to the large auto industries of both countries.

(The US domestic brands are predictably huge, and there's also Magna, the 3rd largest part supplier in the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Canada)

[dlss]

That and a lack of consumer choice :p for example, my google searches didn't find mention of a Canadian Tesla factory.

[rtpg]

I think the law is specifically for cars, hence "AutoPact".

[freehunter]

Yeah, it sounds like this is specifically geared around a disincentive for moving jobs out of the country. I couldn't see anything like this being applied in the digital world, since it's not as easy to move your offices out of Toronto of Vancouver to Mexico or China as it is to move your factory.