Buy Ontario rules could drive up costs by 10 per cent

GODERICH – New “Buy Ontario” rules could add roughly 10 per cent to the price of Huron County’s roads, bridges and even light‑duty fleet vehicles, council heard this week. The province’s procurement directive forces municipalities to give a scoring advantage to Ontario‑built products rather than automatically accepting the lowest qualifying tender. A report submitted by…

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