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[-] kava@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

sounds nice in theory but i don't think people realize just how integrated their economy is to the US

entire industries are completely dependent on US trade. they traded large swathes of their economic autonomy away for easy access to the US market. prosperity was deemed more important than sovereignty

it's a decision that was decades in the making and it will likely take decades to reverse.

and if we're being honest it shouldn't have exactly taken Trump to make Canada realize the US acts in its own interests. Look at NAFTA signed by Bill Clinton. We pressured Canada into accepting a deal that forced them to maintain a certain level of oil export to the US even if there were domestic shortages.

It's not the type of agreement equal parties or allies come to. It's a relationship of domination. Always has been

[-] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

It's exactly that reason why we need to respond forcefully and not get bullied. We are incredibly dependent on reliable, good faith trade. If we let them jerk us around, we get all the disadvantages and incredible uncertainty.

We have to stand up to the bully's demand for lunch money now or we'll never be rid of him.

this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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