Originally Posted by
fruitloop
I'm not very educated on import/export but why doesn't Canada manufacture most of the goods that they now import from US?
First take into consideration that Canada is 1/10th of the population of Canada but spread out over a larger geographical area. Secondly just like in the U.S. most manufacturing is outsourced to China or Mexico.
Thirdly when it comes to competing with the U.S. Canada has a higher minimum wage making it less attractive for businesses to set up shop here.