What’s Really Behind the US-Canada Trade War? ft. Dr. Ian Lee (Part 1)
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If you’re a Canadian business owner, physician, or investor, the tariff headlines can feel loud, personal, and hard to read. You want to know whether Canada’s access to American markets still holds, and what that could mean for the economy you depend on. Most coverage blames the president and stops there, which leaves out decades of history and a much bigger global contest.
On Prescribing Prosperity, John Soutsos and Alex Soutsos of Med-Wealth Financial Services talk with Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, about the Canada-US trade dispute and the wider forces shaping it. Ian draws on his years in banking and decades of teaching in countries with centrally planned economies to explain why the conflict reaches well beyond Ottawa and Washington, and where Canada and the US may still share interests.
In this episode, Ian discusses with John and Alex:
- How have longstanding US-Canada trade policies shaped economic relations between the two countries?
- How are trade priorities evolving around dairy, broadcasting, and other key industries?
- Why is China’s growth in high-end manufacturing influencing global trade and economic strategy?
- How can Canada strengthen its economy through natural resources, manufacturing, and infrastructure investment?
- How could critical minerals create new opportunities for Canada and international trade partnerships?
- And more!
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About Our Guest:
Dr. Ian Lee is an Associate Professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, where he has taught strategic management, international business strategy, and MBA capstone courses since 1988. With a background spanning banking, public policy, academia, and international business, he brings decades of experience analyzing economic systems, financial institutions, and government policy.
Before entering academia, he held senior banking positions, managed lending operations, and worked as a policy analyst at Canada Post Corporation. He earned his PhD in Public Policy from Carleton University and has taught executive MBA programs across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, gaining firsthand insight into the economic and political transformations of countries around the world.
He has also served as MBA Director at Carleton, contributed to university governance, and appeared regularly in national media as a public policy commentator. Since 2008, he has testified before House of Commons and Senate committees 25 times and published numerous opinion pieces and research reports on Canadian public policy, banking, government spending, and retirement income.