Talk (I) with a Canadian (k) about politics (12 hour flight, do nothing, speak English)

Q: Russia under Putin has strengthened, right?
I: An economy based on oil exports is the path of the drunkard. Money should be invested in the development of production, not in the stock fund.
How are the U.S.-Canadian relations?
Officially, we are friends. Canadians don’t like the Americans. If we don’t support their warrior, they stop trading oil and forestry with us.
Why do you buy forests from Americans? Do you have yours?
K: No, America is stopping to buy Canada’s oil and forestry, which is the foundation of Canada’s post-industrial economy.

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