CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama's ability to lead and help restore the global economy will be damaged if the United States includes restrictive "Buy American" provisions in its economic stimulus plan, Canadian and European Union officials said on Monday. "President Obama has a major opportunity to give leadership to the world ... that few American presidents have had for generations," John Bruton, the European Union's ambassador to the United States, told Reuters in an interview. (link)