The White House Says Canada Couldn’t Survive Without America. The Rest of the World Just Bought a Record Share of Canada’s Exports.
In 2025, 32.8% of Canada’s exports went to countries other than the United States, the highest share since 1981. The shift is real, but it is uneven, part of it is gold, and it isn’t finished. In August, the White House published a document titled “President Trump Is Finally Ending Canada’s Free Ride.” It listed…