[Alberta's Child]

One reason for Canada's high dairy tariffs is the dominant role the provincial governments play in their agricultural sector.

Some of these trade figures are deceptive because they don't account for the disproportionate influence on these numbers from imports that work to our advantage. For example, the U.S. had about a $17 billion trade deficit with Canada in 2017. But crude oil represents a huge part of U.S. imports from Canada. Eliminate these oil imports, and the U.S. would have a trade SURPLUS with Canada.

[DannyTN]

"Eliminate these oil imports, and the U.S. would have a trade SURPLUS with Canada."

I'm sure if you pick and choose which imports to exclude, you can show a trade surplus with every country.