Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 27. Photo by ARIF KARTONO/AFP via Getty Images files

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the new budget will give the country a clear goal: double non-United States trade within 10 years, generating an additional $300 billion. It’s a big ambition that begs a question: How?

We do have products to sell, especially in commodity-heavy Western Canada, and there are clear signals from Europe and Indo-Pacific countries that they want to do more business with Canada. Indeed, some have expressed frustration and bewilderment that we can’t supply them with what they want. We’ve even been accused of hoarding.

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