Having the U.S. as your neighbor to the south comes with many positives, but some negatives as well. According to Anat Katz, the Minister for Trade Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, who also oversees Israel s economic mission in Canada based out of Toronto, the fact Canada has the world s biggest economy on its doorstep has resulted in trade with Israel being relatively dormant for many years. Despite its vast potential, with Canada having the world s 10th biggest economy by GDP, trade between Israel and Canada didn t even reach $1 billion in 2019. But Katz believes that could soon be on the rise, with the changes Covid-19 brought to the way in which companies are conducting business potentially resulting in a significant increase in commercial activity between the countries.
qualification and their competence, including common sense. he said of the bridge scandal, it upset the hell out of me. the crowd asked christie when the scandal might die down, and he said, i don t know, but as far as i m concerned, i did what i can do with great apologies and embarrassment. i did the one then i had to do. i fired them. what else can i do? another run strategist at the event, anna navarro, told wall street journal, the answer to any 2016 questions is, come see me next year. politically, if christie is no longer comfortable in his own skin, as the folks who talked to me about that meeting indicated that that was the case, it s hard to imagine how he remains a viable 2016 candidate. of course, that may not matter. for now, he seems to be fighting for his own political life in the state of new jersey. joining me now is national investigative reporter michael isikoff and nat katz.