A way for Canada to reduce its dependency on the U.S. would be to diversify its trading partners, which, in turn, would strengthen Canada’s bargaining position.
I’m really mystified by this lack of awareness of work done in the past on international diversification. There have been great strides made in where we were even 20 years ago for international trade excluding the US. I’ve been on unpaid boards (non-profit, industry) where that’s been the primary focus for my entire term. We’ve worked with all levels of government to try to streamline trade barriers between Canada and other countries because nobody, private or public, trusts the US to not swing their dicks around, even with sympathetic administrations in place.
Honestly, it’s kind of deflating to see that work ignored.
Good for you - and that sounds fascinating. At the end of the day 0 km of extra shipping is just a really good deal, though. Maybe you know if trade across the boarder has increased or decreased by percentage of our GDP, but I’m not hopeful.
I did learn recently that our free trade agreements cover waaay more geography than I would have guessed.
It’s not a new concept, but it feels less like a speculative fiction and more like a serious policy idea now.
I’m really mystified by this lack of awareness of work done in the past on international diversification. There have been great strides made in where we were even 20 years ago for international trade excluding the US. I’ve been on unpaid boards (non-profit, industry) where that’s been the primary focus for my entire term. We’ve worked with all levels of government to try to streamline trade barriers between Canada and other countries because nobody, private or public, trusts the US to not swing their dicks around, even with sympathetic administrations in place.
Honestly, it’s kind of deflating to see that work ignored.
Good for you - and that sounds fascinating. At the end of the day 0 km of extra shipping is just a really good deal, though. Maybe you know if trade across the boarder has increased or decreased by percentage of our GDP, but I’m not hopeful.
I did learn recently that our free trade agreements cover waaay more geography than I would have guessed.