Annual Meeting 2006: The scope and reach of the US Patriot Act is daunting and pervasive; it reaches across borders and oceans. Its net casts beyond the realm of counter-terrorism and catches and impacts legitimate commercial activities. Its effects are felt not only by foreign customers of US corporations but also by customers of subsidiaries and affiliates of those companies. Many Canadian companies, for example, are now reviewing their traditional relationships with subsidiaries of US companies. Learn what constraints foreign/Canadian regulators have imposed on entities dealing with US companies, what impact the Patriot Act has had and will have on the awarding of contracts to US companies, and what terms are required in proposals and contracts in order to avoid disqualification or breach.