Althea Raj
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678 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 16 Jun
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And it's also a new kind of political window opening up for the conservatives to say, whoa, you know, like the cost is too high.
go back.
I think that's where the government finds itself.
And it has decided that uncertainty is a cost that they're willing to pay because the flip side is that is actually more costly.
It's more costly for the Canadian economy.
This idea that we could completely uncouple ourselves and not have free trade with the United States, that is not something they're willing to contemplate at this time.
Engagement.
Engagement, I think, is also how they call it.
Like they're talking to each other, but they're not actually like making trading.
You don't have the cards.
Lots of cards, yeah.
Yeah, I mean, I think oil is a big one.
61% of US oil exports come from Canada.
I think electricity is another one.
I think critical minerals is a big one.
It was something that they were willing to negotiate on back when they were trying to negotiate tariff relief back in the fall.
I also think it's really worth stressing the point that we are at the number one market for 36 American states.
When you listen to the American Ways and Means Committee last month, when the trade rep was testifying before them, all those representatives wanted to increase access to Canada, you know, like not just on the booze front, not just on dairy, but everybody had their pet issue.
And so I think, you know, we do carry some weight in terms of their exports.
Okay.
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