Prime Minister Mark Carney recently declared that, “Canada is the most European of non-European countries.” With Chile, Argentina and Australia (among many others) likely to object to such a characterization, Peter Shawn Taylor’s counterclaim that Canada is the “most U.S. of all non-U.S. countries” seems a much safer bet, given the centuries of shared history, geography, culture and trade. In this latest installment of C2C Journal’s Restoring Canada Special Series, Taylor examines the deep economic relationship between the two countries and argues that nothing can ever destroy its significance. Further, any attempt at such a thing – as currently seems popular with the “Elbows Up!” crowd – will ultimately prove disastrous. Canada’s economic future depends on trading with the Americans. Full stop.
Gwyn Morgan: It’s Finally Time to End Supply Management in Agriculture
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy may be chaotic and punitive, but he’s right about one thing: Canada’s agricultural supply management system has to go.