Youre absolutely right of course. We have to look at bottom lines. Like whether it is necessary anymore to partner with a country that puts it’s economics ahead of the national security of a country that has had its back fort over 100 years. you want to go there? Then by all means, lets go.
I don’t think you really want to go there. No country is so self-sufficient that they can afford to be petty and isolate itself from the rest of the world. Though you can try and see how far that gets you.
If push came to shove, as unfortunate as it would be, Canada can always make new alliances and trade with other countries. We will be fine. If, however, you go into a snit and build your walls, you’ll probably find, as every other country in history has found, those walls, metaphysical and real, change from being protective to being imprisoning.
As I said, Harper did you a favour, whether you realize it or not.