The U.S. population is 8 times greater than Canada’s.
The U.S. economy is 13 times larger than Canada’s.
90% of Canada’s population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border.
Since 2015, the U.S. economy has grown roughly double that of Canada, and the trend doesn’t look to be changing anytime soon.
Canada failed to meet its 2% GDP defense obligations to NATO for nearly 35 years and has only now just hit 2%. When the goalpost has increased to 5% (3.5% on core military spend, 1.5% on dual-use infrastructure/security investments).
Per the post below, Canada’s energy infrastructure isn’t even the strategic Trump card it likes to pretend it wields either.
There’s only one way this “trade war” ends. Elbows Up!