If such a possibility would actually work, you might wonder why Trudeau was down in Washington making nice with Trump. We do have departments and economists who run scenarios like this, and if it was at all feasible we wouldn't be doing everything possible to get a new NAFTA deal. We have trade deals with China, but so far it mostly one way, and China is not about to change. Japan is a very insular society and a tough market to crack. so when the suggestion comes up that we try other markets, the implication is that we haven't tried, which is false. Regardless of whether a deal is signed or not, the bulk of our trade will still be with the States.

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