Posted on 10/22/2025 7:17:43 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal for Canada to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade, saying American tariffs are causing a chill in investment.
Carney, who will release his government’s budget on Nov. 4, said Wednesday many of Canada’s former strengths — based on close ties to America — have become vulnerabilities.
“The jobs of workers in our industries most affected by U.S. tariffs — autos, steel, lumber — are under threat. Our businesses are holding back investments, restrained by the pall of uncertainty that is hanging over all of us,” Carney said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening Canada’s economy and sovereignty with tariffs, most offensively by claiming Canada could be “the 51st state.”
Carney reiterated in an evening address to Canadians that the decades-long process of an ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and U.S. economies is now over.
“The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression,” Carney said.
“We have to take care of ourselves because we can’t rely on one foreign partner.”
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When has the U.S. ever been able to rely on Canada? Or even wanted to?
Prepare an invasion force...Ottawa must pay!
It’s hard to tell if Canada is really that dumb or brilliant in trying to turn their country into a 3rd world hell hole and putting the blame on the US at the same time.
You don’t replace the largest economy in the world and biggest customer and expect to double your exports at the same time.
Let us know how that works out for you Mark.
It’s very difficult for any 1 corporation to double its revenues in any 1 market. Now he is saying that ALL of their corporations will double their revenues collectively to 150+ markets? Where does Carney intend to import all these talented executives to pull this off? It will be especially difficult because they will need to have expertise on how to specifically sell Canadian products to global customers outside the US/Canada. If Carney pulls this off then he will make Warren Buffett look like a dunce.
“Prepare an invasion force...Ottawa must pay!”
War Plan Crimson is filed away somewhere. Time to update it.
There aren’t many other markets for Canadian production of *anything*. Their softwood is not wanted or economical to transport elsewhere. Their petroleum is not economic to try selling to Europe or Asia at the current time. Manufactured goods? Mostly not wanted elsewhere outside North America due to logistics, cost and lack of selection. Food? Other than some whiskeys, nothing really notable that would be wanted outside North America. What do they propose to sell and to whom?
they forget we support $$$ thier a##es, like a child going against its parents
Exactly good luck finding markets.
Carney, the carnival barker, promises to find a country somewhere with as big a market as his circus had with the US.
It will never happen. How do you replace the largest economy in the world?
First they need a buyer.
EC
Next year when the WEXIT occurs, Canadian exports will be cut by perhaps 60 %
Canada has a Deep State, too.
The front office appearance types are not hired for brains.
But the people hiding behind them are far from stupid.
Canada has tried many times to be less tied to US economically.. and every time it’s failed.
A full 25% of the Canadian economy is delegated to things exported to the US.
Not 1/4 of all exports… a 1/4 of its entire economy.
They can try to sell more to EU and Africa and Asia etc but the reality is such attempts even if successful are negligible in moving the needle
Canada c an make whatever they want but doesn’t have the ports to ship it. THey need US ports. We’ll do it when we get around to it.
They should start exporting their whiskey to moslem countries, it’s an undeveloped market for them.
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