WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
By Scott Hennen
Host of “What’s On Your Mind?” Radio Show
heard on the Flag Family Network including KTGO 1090AM in Watford City, Williston and Tioga, North Dakota
Sometimes the things closest to us are hardest to see. Amid the distracting chatter of Canada as the 51st State, comes the usual bloviating that Republicans and President Donald Trump are causing a deteriorating relationship with our northern neighbor. But if you dig deeper you’ll see not just a reframing and rebalancing of our relationship with Canada, but one that puts North Dakota’s in the pole position. If you look in the driver’s seat, you’ll see Senator Kevin Cramer. Canada is North Dakota’s largest trading partner, receiving almost $6B per year worth of North Dakota’s petroleum, agriculture products, natural gas, ag machinery and more. Almost 80 percent of all North Dakota’s exports go to Canada. Its possible no state has a greater stake in maintaining a good relationship with Canada than North Dakota does, making it critical to understand exactly how our two countries are working together. While tensions came as a result of an incompetent former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overplaying his weak hand, that chapter is closing.
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