The Economy and Environment of Canada :: Geography

The Economy and Environment of Canada1. The demonstration official ara of Canada refers to the actual landmassof the country, thereby including all inland bodies of water, whereasGreater Canada includes external peninsular and coastal bodies of water(e.g. Hudson and James Bay).2. As Hamelin stated, Canada has been both blessed and cursed by isolationand accessibility. Settlement was non possible in Canada until a relativelyrecent historical period. The Canadian coastline, at any point, is as wellgreat a distance to go forth for regular trade via sea, thus creating aneconomic dependancy on the United States, Canadas oldest and trustworthytrading partner. This, withal, has given Canada a relative amount ofsafety, being too inaccessible in historic battles. Given Canadas greatexpanse, it was forced to occasion an extensive communication/transportationnetwork, the first wind from the bellows of Canadian fabrication. Because ofCanadas size there are a variety of industries avail able for cultivation,however because of this diversity no one particular industry is focusedupon and none are truly achieving their economic potential.3. The average Canadians view of Canada is one of a giant land massextending from west to east, capped by hundreds of archipelagoes. The expiration northward is often taken for granted given the practicallynonexistant people (there are no large centres in the north) and thesevered land.4. There are few people living in the area north of 60 degrees for a fewvery obvious reasons. The sheer isolation is comme il faut to drive any personfrom the area. There are no major commercial centres, and tradeinternational trade is near impossible. The distance from Canadas championlargest trading partner (The U.S.) is practically imeasurable. Even if thatwere not the case, sources of income are enceinte to come by givenencironmental conditions. Mining and other resource ground industries mustdeal with insurmountible cost and risk.5. The most obvious agreements between the US and Canada are the FTA andthe impending NAFTA. These economic agreements superficially remove tradebarriers by eliminating tariffs and allowing the free exchange of goods,however the deal is much deeper than most realize. In the original FTAthere are practically no environmental safeguards we wee all but sold ourlife blood (natural resources, most notably water) to the USA. It appearson the surface to be an act of sheer economic hopelessness designed to holdfirm the trust and support of America with lesser thought for futurestability. The NAFTA will see a surge of industry head south in search ofcheap labour and dismount taxes the effect on the Canadian