Target jobs and beyond for Canada.

OntarioVanMan

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As Target gets permission to enter Canada....a spinoff deal was made to further the benefit to Canadians beyond just Target jobs....

In approving Target, Heritage Minister James Moore said Target plans to create more than 20,000 new jobs and has committed to sell uniquely Canadian cultural products in its Canadian stores.

Our government is committed to strengthening Canada’s economy in all sectors, especially arts and culture,” Moore said in a statement Friday. “Target’s investment in Canada’s economy shows our plan is working and will be of great benefit to Canadian workers, Canadian consumers and their families.”
The review was launched in March to see if Target’s plan to open stores in Canada would be of net benefit to the country.
As part of the approval, Target has committed to employ 100 to 200 people at each store as well as sell and promote Canadian cultural products.
Target has also agreed to support Canadian cultural events and organizations.
Target gets OK from Ottawa to come to Canada - thestar.com
 

scottm4211

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lol good thing they got the ok since almost every Zellers store is now empty and waiting for the changeover...
 

xiggi

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That is so wrong a goverment picking winners and losers!

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OntarioVanMan

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I think it is more a government doing its job and protecting local resources from outside takeover....making sure they offer Canadian content and not just cheap Asian made crap...and an outside company(Target) siphoning off all the profits and taking them back to the U.S.
 

scottm4211

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That is so wrong a goverment picking winners and losers!

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In practicality, it's pretty much a rubber stamp move. No politician or group in their right mind would turn away major investment. It appeases the lunatics.
 
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