How Canada should decrease economic reliance on the U.S., according to three former Ottawa trade leaders

Open this photo in gallery: While EDC plays a role in leveraging public funds to draw in private-sector financing, former International Trade minister Mary Ng suggested that it can't do it all, and that a new $25-billion export credit facility proposed in Mark Carney's platform could also help.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press As Prime Minister Mark Carney sits down with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time, hoping to start mending trade relations during their Tuesday meeting, he's also under pressure to decrease Canada's economic reliance on its unstable neighbour by increasing overseas exports. Based on interviews with recent leaders…