“I think it would be very important for us as a government to explain the nature of the economic relationship between Canada and the United States to the new American government,”

No no no.  She didn't say that did she?  With this level of naivete it will be David and Galiath without the slingshot.  Trump has no intention of cutting off trade with anybody.  However if he can tip the scales more in favour of the USA he is going to do it.  And more importantly he is going to take the credit for it.  Heads he wins, tails he.....   Oops, this is a two headed coin.