80% of CDN exports go to the US and so a deal with the EU won't be creating that much value. We trade a lot with China otherwise. "There are still so many thin

80% of CDN exports go to the US and so a deal with the EU won't be creating that much value. We trade a lot with China otherwise. "There are still so many things that are ridiculously expensive in Canada for no rational (long term) benefit to either party assuming it was a real market" This is because Canada has what some might describe as an inefficient economy, ruled by a small cabal of oligarchic players. We have maybe 6-7 banks nationally, each with a different coloured logo, but with the exact same services! There are other reasons of course. Also, Canadian national policy has always been about 'peace and stability' over market ambitions, so 'somewhat higher pr ices might literally be the price we pay for that.