VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.
In the 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries.
“The world is more dangerous and divided,” Carney said. “The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression.
“Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses. Weaknesses that we must correct.”
Our problem is that Canada is a mid power with a ton of resources, caught between two superpowers - one that used to be our closest friend and ally and no longer is, and the other a communist dictatorship with a very clear agenda to overtake the world economy. We don’t trust or like EITHER of them but Carney has to decide which is worse. The only advantage China has right now is that at least it’s consistent. The other one is run by a cantankerous, egotistical baby who changes his mind depending on whim of the day and its nearly impossible to make agreements that will stick. I think his best strategy is just to wait out the mad man - he wont live forever, thank god.