We’re #2
Relations between the US and Canada have been tense. There is plenty of fault for this on both sides, with unchecked anti-Americanism on behalf of Canadians and US intransigence on trade issues. But in the long-run, our countries remain linked by a shared history and trade ties. We may not be America’s favored ally anymore, but we are still its top trading partne….
Aww crap.:
For the first time, China has edged out Canada by becoming the top exporter of goods to the United States.
According to international trade data released this week, goods sold to the U.S. from Canada during July dropped by $4 billion US from the month before. That’s enough to make China the world’s number one seller of goods to the U.S.
“This is perhaps the wake-up call that people need,” Nancy Hughes Anthony, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, told The Globe and Mail. “We have to take it very seriously and be prepared to compete.”