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Canada does not have enough pricing power to weaponize its energy exports in U.S. trade war

Emotions are running high.

As the name-calling and mudslinging between Canada and the U.S. ramps up, so too are calls to reach for the biggest weapon in our economic arsenal: energy.

The argument has an undeniable appeal.

The Americans want to hit Canadian steel, aluminum, autos, and billions more in exports? Fine. Canada has something they need too.

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