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- Ed Broadbent
Issue(s): Economy and economic indicators, International relations, Peace & conflict, International trade & investment, Deep integration
February 17, 2009
When President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada this Thursday, the growing economic crisis will be the main point of discussion.
And Harper could quickly find himself in a position he doesn’t like to be in: on the defensive.
Canada, as the smaller of the two trading partners, has become much more an exporter of raw and semi-processed resources in recent years — accounting for almost 60% of our exports — and it is deeply dependent on exports to the U.S.