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.
Yeah, unfortunately basic geography means there’s likely a hard limit on how much diversification is realistic.
We absolutely should do everything we can to reduce our reliance on the US, but options become limited once you remove rail and road from the equation.
Plus, we really have not done much infrastructure spending in the last decade. I saw a report that said most of our public infrastructure is 20 to 40 years without significant maintenance. That’s horrendous and not helping us diversify at all.
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Yeah, unfortunately basic geography means there’s likely a hard limit on how much diversification is realistic.
We absolutely should do everything we can to reduce our reliance on the US, but options become limited once you remove rail and road from the equation.
Plus, we really have not done much infrastructure spending in the last decade. I saw a report that said most of our public infrastructure is 20 to 40 years without significant maintenance. That’s horrendous and not helping us diversify at all.