Mike Holden, Business Council of Alberta VP Policy & Chief Economist, speaks with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins about the economic positions of both Alberta and Canada.
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
Michael Higgins: How do you see organizations like yours, like the Canada West Foundation, fitting into that post presidential election narrative?
Mike Holden: We’re all deeply aware of the fact that this is, by far, the most important trade relationship that Canada has. It affects every province, it affects every part of the country, and we’re talking about a trillion dollars worth of two-way trade between Canada and the U.S. every year. That’s a staggering number, and it’s critically important to our prosperity, to our economy.
In a sense, it’s a lifeblood of the Canadian economy, and so there are specific issues and concerns that we have with some of the language that we’re hearing out of the United States.
There’s some opportunities that we have as …