Canada Pivots Trade Away From U.S., Risking Higher Costs for American Businesses

For generations, Canada and the United States have shared an economic intimacy so deep it seemed almost geological — a relationship shaped by geography, infrastructure, and mutual dependency. Now, under the sustained pressure of American tariffs, Canada is deliberately turning its gaze elsewhere, cultivating trade relationships across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. This is not a momentary grievance but a structural reckoning: when a smaller economy concludes that proximity to a powerful neighbor carries more risk than reward, it begins the slow, consequential work of building new orbits. The