The Random Ranter

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144 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5d ago

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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge · Your Turn -- What Canada Means To You, and The Ranter On The Trade War · 10 Sep 2026 podcast

trade by simply trading more with ourselves.

All we need to do is start looking east-west instead of always defaulting to north-south.

The best example of this I can find is one of the first things Trump tariffed, honey.

We import more honey into this country than we export to America.

But the kicker is the largest importers are all in the East and the largest exporters are all in the West.

Now, I'm assuming that Trump's tariffs and our counter tariffs will rectify this problem, but it really serves to highlight how weak East-West trade is in this country.

I mean, when the whole elbows up thing started, a friend of mine managed to find a new supplier for his business from Quebec to replace his American supplier.

He was so happy to keep his money in Canada.

But to further my point, he found him at a trade show in Las Vegas.

He stumbled into it.

He had no idea that there was even a Canadian source available to him because he was always looking south for new business.

And so was his new Canadian supplier.

How much more of that is out there?

I mean, there are all kinds of industries being disrupted by this trade war right now.

And it sucks, and it's stupid, and it's pointless, and it's stressful.

But the flip side of that is that it's also an opportunity for businesses willing to get creative and pivot their production, their business model, or even their primary market.

There are Canadian businesses with needs, and I have to think for many of those needs, there will be a Canadian company willing to do whatever they can to help.

In the meantime, I think Canadian individuals should keep doing more of what they've been doing, sending a message with our buying habits.

I know the experts like to remind us how small a market we are, but the truth is, if we all act together, we can have a big impact.

Corporations are all about growth.

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