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MACLEOD: While Ottawa plays with China — Alberta depends on America
April 10, 2026
Western Standard
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Chinese investment in Canada is not just a trade issue. For the US, it is a strategic and security issue sitting directly on its northern border. Canada is not some distant market, making isolated business deals. It is America’s closest geographic neighbour, its largest trading partner, a defence partner through NORAD, and part of an integrated North American energy, transportation, and supply-chain system.

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