{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Policy Options","provider_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/","title":"Buying local: Nice idea, lousy public policy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"r6TIkaOHsz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2013\/05\/buying-local-nice-idea-lousy-public-policy\/\">Buying local: Nice idea, lousy public policy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2013\/05\/buying-local-nice-idea-lousy-public-policy\/embed\/#?secret=r6TIkaOHsz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Buying local: Nice idea, lousy public policy&#8221; &#8212; Policy Options\" data-secret=\"r6TIkaOHsz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/buying-Local--scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1535,"description":"Something is intuitively appealing about the notion of supporting local businesses. Some municipalities have procurement policies that require them to buy from local vendors, or at least give local businesses preferential treatment. It seems only logical to keep those dollars within the community. Many cities even have advocacy groups who&#8217;ve gone to the trouble of [&hellip;]"}