With the tariffs looming, I'd like to know what people think the future of the Ontario economy is or should be

In recent month your issues have really dominated the political discourse in Ontario, the economy, which is always the case, and immigration.

I'd like to get people's opinion on what the route to economic growth is given that many people here are advocating for moving away from reliance on the United States. That's going to be very very difficult as Ontario is essentially a branch-plant economy, and always has been

Immigration has also been a major issue and I don't see how the economy can grow without it. We obviously cannot rely on domestic demand to maintain our current standards and would need a new trading partner. Would you guys be cool with it being another country ? China? I know Aaron O'Toole was advocating The canzuk Alliance back in 2021, The economist floated Canada becoming a member of the European Union. None of these would be as smooth as being the main trading partner with the most productive economy in the world. Who happens to be your geographic neighbor, but it is something you need to look at if you want to reduce reliance on the United States

Or is the best way? Just waiting it out getting these tariffs out of the way and going back to normal?

My main question is what would you prefer? Canada and Ontario do in its trade relations going forward?