Bullets:
Canada is diversifying its economy and diplomatic ties, pivoting away from the United States.
Canadian exports of energy and metals to China skyrocketed in 2026, as major pipeline expansions to the Pacific came fully online.
US-Canadian tariffs on the copper trade is punishing manufacturers in both countries, while ironically China is paying lower prices, despite market shortages.
Closing scene, Qingdao coastline, Shandong province
Resources and links:
Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/canada-alliance-eu-carney-276f1778
How Canada’s Trump headache is fuelling a China trade boom
https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3367592/how-canadas-trump-headache-fuelling-china-trade-boom
Trump Posts Image of Map With U.S. Flag Imposed Over Greenland, Other Nations
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/greenland-trump-tariffs-trade-eu/card/trump-posts-image-of-map-with-u-s-flag-imposed-over-greenland-other-nations-uF8rilAJ3tCEIpiDfgdT
Canada plans for US invasion scenario as Trump posts ‘takeover’ map: report
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340611/canada-plans-us-invasion-scenario-trump-posts-takeover-map-report
Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier sales
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366693/canada-set-hit-back-trump-tariffs-risking-wider-trade-war
U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline of Key Dates and Documents
https://www.blakes.com/insights/us-canada-tariffs-timeline-of-key-dates-and-documents/
Canada–China Trade in H1 2026: Resource-Led Export Growth and Selective Re-Engagement
https://ccbc.com/ccbc-update/canada-china-trade-in-h1-2026-resource-led-export-growth-and-selective-re-engagement/
Amid Trump trade war, Canada’s exports to China up 30% in first half of 2026
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-trade-export-up-2026-9.7340408
China boosts crude oil, LNG imports from Canada as Ottawa-Washington relations sour
https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3368210/china-boosts-crude-oil-lng-imports-canada-ottawa-washington-relations-sour
Canada Exports to China
https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/exports/china
U.S. TOPS THE LIST – Half the World’s Oil Comes From Just Five Countries – Visual Capitalist
https://energynow.com/2026/04/half-the-worlds-oil-comes-from-just-five-countries-visual-capitalist/
The World’s Largest Oil Producers
https://www.statista.com/chart/16274/oil-producing-countries
Canada’s rise in global copper supply chains
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Canada’s rise in global copper supply chains
As the price of copper soars over global supply-demand concerns, more than US$5 billion dollars worth of investment have been announced in Canadian copper projects in 2025 — with more expected in the coming year…
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Stop Trump’s Tariff Tax: Kennedy Warns Escalating Trade War with Canada Threatens Western New York Manufacturing Jobs
https://kennedy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2484
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