S.C.R. No. 45 Summary

• Urges the Office of the United States Trade Representative to ensure World Trade Organization rules are not violated regarding government funding of McInnis Cement and the Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Quebec, Canada

• States that the Quebec government has provided C$250 million in guaranteed loans and C$100 million in equity investment through Investissement Quebec, plus an additional C$100 million equity investment from the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec

• Notes that the Port-Daniel-Gascons plant is intended to export the majority of its cement production to the United States despite Quebec's already oversaturated cement market

• Expresses concern that Ohio's private cement industry should not compete with a taxpayer-funded foreign operation that will take market share and jobs from Ohio residents

• Directs the Senate Clerk to transmit copies of this resolution to the President, the U.S. Trade Representative, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media