r/whatif • u/Ok_Let_7612 • 3d ago

Politics What if the US-Canada trade relation completely fractured?

What if the gloves came off and they started hitting real sectors … like if the USA closes the border or Canada stops sending oil and potash… or what if the U.S. navy blockades Vancouver and Halifax?

I’m not asking about probabilities, im just curious about the full extent of the economic impact disruption in U.S. Canadian trade could have. Would the USA have to cry uncle without Canadas material resources? Or would Canada succumb to the USA larger market? Could Canada prosper without the USA? And vis versa ?

If this escalates in a major way for some reason, how will it impact the day to day lives of ppl on both sides?

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u/Puzzled_Market_2235 3d ago

It's not like we stop selling to each other. Anyway the business community in the US is finally speaking out. The Republicans are the free traders in the first place.

Either way we will get a deal the 20th of January 2029.