Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to decouple from the U.S. economy and, in one fashion or another,  join the European Union. This makes as much financial sense as buying stock in a typewriter company.

Europe is a falling stock – has been for 20 years. Why join the side that’s losing?

But making this move even more economically suicidal is that Canada’s number one export is … oil and gas.

Hello, Ottawa! Is anyone home? Guess who hates oil and natural gas? The Europeans are trying to ban the very product – fossil fuels – your economy depends on.

Sorry: You can’t be a first class world power selling hockey sticks.

Are you sure these are the people you want to align your economy with? Eh?

Yes, we know Trump has gone out of his way to thumb his nose and provoke Canada – and that’s a blow to their national pride. But it’s never a good idea to cut off your nose to spite your face.