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These four things about Canada's trade might surprise you

The latest figures show Canada has the largest trade deficit in Canadian history, meaning we're shipping way more stuff into Canada, than we're sending out. Jason Kirby put together four facts about Canadian trade that might surprise you.
A man walks between transport trucks waiting to deliver cargo containers at Port Metro Vancouver's container facility in Vancouver, B.C. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

The latest figures show Canada has the largest trade deficit in Canadian history, meaning we're shipping way more stuff into Canada, than we're sending out. Jason Kirby, of Maclean's Magazine, decided to look more closely into what we export, and where we send it. He came up with a few unexpected details which we present to you here, in audio form.