Sheldon Alberts, National Post

Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday urged Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress to fight protectionist legislation that threatens to shut Canadian companies out of the American marketplace. In a rare visit for a Canadian prime minister to Capitol Hill, Mr. Harper pressed Canada's case for an exemption to Buy American provisions that have been inserted into several pieces of legislation, most notably the US$787-billion economic stimulus bill.

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From: NewsCan: For September 11 to September 17, 2009