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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It's this thinking that makes Canada a second rate country on the global stage - ie. wait to see what the U.S. does. We don't always have to be their puppy and once in a while we need to take a proactive approach to our own destiny.
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Here's the thing - we aren't in full crisis mode. A massive response is not needed absolutely immediately. The US is. Expect large changes down there.
As for us being a second rate country because we're waiting - so what - who cares how it looks. The main factor that will dictate how the economy goes is how the US deals with this. They are our largest trading partner, probably considered our closest ally and geographically closest to us. Also their GDP is about 14 times higher than ours. We can do all we want up here in terms of stimulus packages and what not but lets face facts, the biggest impact at this point is going to be because of decisions made south of the border.