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What the U.S.-Canada trade war means for Idaho

Idaho exports approximately $1.8 billion to Canada. Idaho imports approximately $1.2 billion from Canada.
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Idaho exports approximately $1.8 billion to Canada. Idaho imports approximately $1.2 billion from Canada.

We are less than two months away from Election Day. Canada has been offered an associate membership in the European Union, and Canada is Idaho's top trading partner.

Our George Prentice wanted to know how all these facts fit into the current trade war between the U.S. and Canada, so he sat down with Dr. Ross Burkhart, a political science professor at Boise State.

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