CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

[Altair]

Oil and Gold is not what we should be relying on.

Other countries would love to have oil and gold to fall back on.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Other countries would love to have oil and gold to fall back on.

I’m old enough to remember hearing Michael Wilson deliver a speech on the H of C talking about Canada being a ‘drawer of water and hewer of wood.’
I was sad when I heard us described in that manner and 40 years later I’m still sad that it applies to us.

 

[Altair]

I’m old enough to remember hearing Michael Wilson deliver a speech on the H of C talking about Canada being a ‘drawer of water and hewer of wood.’
I was sad when I heard us described in that manner and 40 years later I’m still sad that it applies to us.

The percentage of the Canadian economy that is service based is around 75 percent, in line with countries like France, USA, Germany, the UK.

The percentage of the Canadian economy that is manufacturing is around 10 percent, in line with countries like France, USA, Germany, the UK.

The percentage of the Canadian economy that is natural resources is around 16 percent, higher than countries like France, USA, Germany, the UK.

We are far past a nation of hewers of wood, but we do a lot of it.