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The Made-in-Canada business model once seemed viable for only niche, high-end brands, such as Canada Goose, that could afford higher manufacturing labour costs. But a change may be afoot. “The movement of transferring domestic production overseas was the retailers’ vision to save consumers money and still is but I believe that it’s changing after seeing the effect it has on our economy,” says Moji Korhani, co-owner of Korhani, whose rugs and home décor products are sold by such retailers as Walmart, Lowes, Canadian Tire and Home Depot. “So much was invested overseas and now the cost of living there is...

Obama's State-of-the-Art Tour Bus Made in Canada Published August 17, 2011 | New York Post WASHINGTON -- President Obama is barnstorming the heartland to boost U.S. jobs in a taxpayer-financed luxury bus the government had custom built -- in Canada, The New York Post has learned. The $1.1 million vehicle, one of two that Quebec-based Prevost sold the government, has been tricked out by the Secret Service with state-of-the-art security features and creature comforts. It's a VIP H3-45 model, the company's top of the line, and is used by major traveling rock bands.