I would say that trade diversification, meaning trying to gain a greater foothold in these other markets, was not pursued as ambitiously as it should have been. I think that trade diversification should be an evergreen project for Canada. That is because, as I said earlier, it takes a while to build trade relationships, and you cannot just turn the Titanic on a dime. If we run into difficulties with our trading partners in the United States, we can't just flip a switch and now trade with another country. It is in Canada's interest to be building these relationships all the time, so that we have those other trading relationships even when times are tough with the Americans.
I would add that demonstrating to the Americans that we have other options increases our leverage with the Americans themselves. Even if our goal is to continue to trade with the United States, demonstrating that we have other customers increases our leverage to get good deals.
