Canada's economy is 70-76% dependent on U.S. trade, and the U.S. military advantage makes independence unrealistic. Replacing American trade partners isn't feasible, despite some merit in Trump's immigration and tax policies.
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You know what the reality is? The United States is not going away. Whether or not you believe this or not, the truth is that Canada exists at the whim of the United States. In other words, if the United States really wanted to take us over, they could. Their military is so huge that they could swallow us up in a heartbeat. And I know that's offensive to people, but I don't care. It's the truth. And so when you think about it in that perspective, yes, the leader might be offensive to you. I don't particularly think Trump is a great leader, do I? Like some of his policies? Sure. I think some of his policies on immigration and tax make a ton of sense. If you think that you're going to eliminate the economic activity of Canada, which 70% of our economic. I think it's 76% of our economic activity relies on relations with the United States. If you think you're going to bring that down to zero and replace it with some other trading partner, you're dreaming. You're absolutely dreaming.