cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/57182784
cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/57182782
Carney told reporters on Friday that “the world has changed” in recent years, and the progress made with China sets Canada up “well for the new world order”.
Canada’s relationship with China, he added, had become “more predictable” than its relationship with the US under the Trump administration.
How about instead of trading dependency on one country for another, you start manufacturing your own goods?
We’ll let you know how that goes.
- USA
Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-electric-car-china-tariffs-trump-united-states-9.7049950
Canada has always been a trading nation. We have loads of raw materials, it’s been this way since before Canada was a country.
And? Even fucking Saudi Arabia is trying to branch out.
Canada needs to think ahead and start building infrastructure now for the future in parallel to just selling raw materials.
Too hard. Best offer is more resource extraction, ologopolies and housing bubbles. Final offer.
In truth, sometimes, you just cant. Why is US so hell bent on Canada and Greenland? Rare earths. Taiwan produces something like 80% of all chips made for electronics.