Tag: politics
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Read more: Forward Guidance: PM Carney declares U.S. ties now a ‘weakness’ in address to CanadiansIt is pretty rare to see Prime Ministers of Canada make this kind of direct appeal…and the sentiment expressed is one that I never thought I would see in my lifetime. Today, however, many Canadians, including myself,…
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Read more: Canada-U.S. trade talks have restarted. Here’s what’s at stakeFace-to-face negotiations resume for 1st time since Trump cancelled them in October Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2026 For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations last October — ostensibly over a TV…
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Read more: Trump’s 2026 Trade Policy Agenda and Annual ReportSomeone has been hard at work trying to make a coherent policy out of the dumpster fire of U.S. trade policy. There are many things that stand out, but the one that always catches my eye is…
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Read more: A needless distraction for CanadaThis has been the “elbows up” year for Canada. In the face of a Trump Administration that has shattered bilateral economic and security relations, the Carney government has launched a national effort to: i) diversify Canadian trade…
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Read more: The Insanity of King DonIt is too early in the day for my blood pressure to be this high. We work up this morning to this story. Trump claims Canada ‘CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT’ with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade…
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Read more: Canada to remove many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods: reportsAugust 22, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that Canada is removing retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. products in a bid to reset trade discussions with the White House that have stalled in recent weeks. He…
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Read more: What to know about Canada’s digital services tax — and the money at stakeCBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2025 In the last few weeks and months, U.S. President Donald Trump has given a number of rationales for escalating the trade dispute between Canada and the United States. On Friday, he zeroed in…
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Read more: Trump Tariff negotiation plans…
This story from the Wall Street Journal provides a bit of light on the approach that the U.S. Administration plans to use with those countries “seeking to rebalance trade” to use the euphemism that seems to be…
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Read more: Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
If you are not from Canada, it may be difficult to understand the rapid, negative reaction to the Trump Administration. However, this report surprised me…and I live here. Dylan Robertson, Canadian Press April 25, 2025 OTTAWA –…
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Read more: Canada needs to prepare for the effects of the ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’
This piece in the Globe and Mail starts to get at some of the issues and linkages that may well come up in the negotiation of a new relationship with the U.S. Contributed to The Globe and…