would you pay $65 more for your iphone?

News Article: Apple's Deal with the Devil

And did you hear about the threat of mass suicides at Foxconn: Digital Journal Article

(Although here at least the workers are trying to find their voice.)

It must be frustrating for companies that offer "Canadian-made" products to always be faced by the criticism that their products are over priced. We have to start asking ourselves what monetary value do we want to place on fair labour practices and better working conditions?

Take for example the iPod Nano Wristband called The Deckster (invented by an Ottawa couple) - made of recycled material and manufactured in Canada. Although noted for its quality and the brilliance of the way the wristband holds the nano, the main concern is the expense of this wristband compared to others that serve the same function. But for the most part their competition manufactures overseas - how can you compete with that?

In the end you have to appeal to the more educated consumer, the one who isn't into fast fashion and the one where "recycled and made in Canada" mean something.

In the end we do end up voting with our pocketbook, every single day.