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Partly because we wanted to be a good economic partner with the US and partly because the US trade embargo limits selling any goods to Cuba with an American origin, Canada has not aggressively pursued Cuba as a trading partner, other than through tourism and modest trade of goods. Trump’s stated intention is to disrupt […]

While Amazon and Lulu, two American self-publishing giants, dominate the North American market and offer pricing options that virtually drive smaller competitors out of the market, there are made in Canada options for short run, self-publishing, desktop publishing and print-on-demand printing. A few of these are Friesen Press, Copywell, Bookprint.ca, Sure Print & Design and

De Minimis: a phrase few of us think about, but one that affects millions of Canadians multiple times per year, and one that is an effective loophole for movement of purchases across our borders. The Latin term literally means of a minimum. In practice, it translates to something of such small consequence that it does

So Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, does he? Well, first, in order to enter the gulf, you must pass Cuba, so if there is a name change, it should be to Gulf of Cuba. The Indian Ocean, the Straights of Gibraltar, China Sea, Arabian Sea, Greenland Sea

Trump’s America has demanded that Canada and Mexico spend much more on border security than we do. It should be obvious that one’s border is the responsibility of that country. In fact, when my daughter moved to Texas to be with her new American partner, she did so illegally, and I pointed out that she

The US has 340 million people. Canada has 40 million. Trump claims that one of the two countries is being “ripped off” by a trade imbalance where Canada spends $200 billion less per year on American goods and services than we do on American products. Aside from the inaccuracy of the statement, he is absolutely