text: I am referring to my Grade 13 economics knowledge here so please excuse me. Just looking for someone to weigh in. Are we not likely to end up back as the "hewers of wood and drawers of water"? In other words, the U.S. will not impose large duties on raw materials they are after and we will remain their closest and largest source. But as for manufacturing, and jobs that go with it, the U.S. wants those jobs to be in the U.S. So, Canada may still be in a good position in terms of lumber, wheat, metals and other exports of raw materials.