Realities Of Americanization In Canada

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The realities of Americanization have been perceived as cultural assimilation and viewed as the fundamental expulsion of diversity by numerous critics. In response to this, Canada’s foreign policy plainly needs to acknowledge and respond to this consumer reaction. Furthermore, Canada has been labelled the best country to do business with out of all the G20 nations, and Canada offers a 14.6% cost advantage over America. However, Canada’s growth export rate is the second worst among developed nations while exports have fallen 14%. In other words, Canada’s exporting regimes and resources aren’t at fault, but rather Canada’s approach in exports to foreign nations considering that Canada’s trading benefits aren’t accentuated or manipulated by other

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