If Canada had a strong leader, he would have realized that the U.S. could become a tougher place to trade with. Maybe less reliable than it used to be and capable to take strong actions. Hence the opportunity to expand exports and be a supplier of choice: LNG, oil, wood, grains, potash, uranium you name it.
Unfortunately, we are led by a group of people who think about pot, peoplekind and only renewing NAFTA. Dependency is what they seem to like.
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