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Old 11-03-2007, 06:46 PM  
jeffrey
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo View Post
Over 80% of all exports out of Canada go to the US. The US is the largest foreign investor in Canada (over 70%). If Canada stopped exporting all their stuff to the US as you suggested, they would become a third world country overnight.
The US would go dark, millions would be without water, and lumber pricing would go through the roof.
Canada would do fine. Better then the US would fair.

Stopping export would be felt around the globe. Having extra of something is better then not having enough.

And of course my saying Canada should stop export wasnt a completely thought out idea.
But I wish Canada would at least threaten stopping the export of something to end the softwood dispute.
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