It’s important for citizens to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian and US economy before they decide that the country needs a ‘deal’. I’ve brought together a bunch of background info that I haven’t heard much of from the legacy media. I think it suggests Canada is doing a whole lot better than America right now. https://billhulet.substack.com/p/my-hot-take-on-the-current-trade

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    20 days ago

    Well regulated foreign investment can be beneficial, but that doesn’t mean that we should allow a wholesale sell-off of everything to foreign owners.

    That’s how you erode sovereignty.

    There is a line that needs to be drawn.

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      And we’re definitely on the wrong side of it. They take our resources and give nothing back.

      BC lumber is planed outside of Canada for example.