# How to make a nation of supertraders

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Podcast: [Wonk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wonk-6705242)
Published: 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The need to pivot away from our dependence on the U.S. as a trading partner has definitely been driven home to Canadian businesses. But actually doing that is a different story. If there's a base camp for that climb, it's Export Development Canada (EDC), the Crown Corporation whose mission is to help Canadians develop new markets. Alison Nankivell, EDC's CEO, joins host Amanda Lang.

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