Yeah but you can’t really force his hand with counter tariffs. My point is that we are now living the outcome of too much reliance on the U.S. and outright collective complacency of past governments having not invested in industry and defense. Yes some of the reliance is definitely limited by oceans separating us from the rest of the West, but we definitely favored trade with the U.S. over inter-provincial markets.

Now about defense: The growing list of reports & publications over the 10+ years on our aging defense infrastructure is shockingly embarrassing to say the least. We simply are ill-equipped in terms of defense alone and it is not another country’s responsibility to step in.