Tag: Trump
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Read more: US “Exceptionalism” on display…Exceptional arroganceThe Lutnick story was all over the news this past week. You know the guy…the one with the constant smirk…Epstein’s friend… I don’t believe for a minute the “officials” clarification. April 17, 2026 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick…
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Read more: Carney says U.S. trade talks will ‘take some time,’ vows Trump won’t dictate the termsWhile the U.S. has talked down CUSMA, Trump’s top trade official says there are ‘good areas’ they want to keep John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that talks with the…
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Read more: Washington demanding ‘entry fee’ from Ottawa before trade talks: sourcesTrump administration demanding concessions before formally launching CUSMA talks, sources tell Radio-Canada Laurence Martin, Fannie Olivier, Daniel Thibeault · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2026 The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an “entry fee” from Canada to engage in trade…
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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: Imagine… a U.S. that is hostile to Canada’s interests…?
April 2, 2026 Canada should expect ‘hostility’ with U.S. trade talks less than three months away, trade analysts say Greer told Fox Business that Canada was behind Mexico on discussions, citing provincial bans on U.S. alcohol as…
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Read more: 2026 US National Trade Estimate ReportThe US National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers comes out every year and details what the US Administration views as foreign country barriers to US trade. This year’s report on Canada has a number of…
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Read more: Carney’s mega anti-Trump alliance starts quest to save world tradeNearly 40 nations are hatching a plan to save the World Trade Organization or, if it can’t be salvaged, to build a new order. A long piece in Politico EU today that puts Canadian Prime Minister Carney…
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Read more: The Cuban people, as well as investors, are caught in the U.S. viceThe Canada-Cuba relationship is significant: Cuba is Canada’s largest merchandise export market in the Caribbean/Central America region, and Canada is Cuba’s second‑largest source of foreign direct investment, especially in mining, energy, and tourism‑related sectors. Canada maintains an…
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Read more: Trump administration expands trade investigations to Canada, dozens of other countriesAnother day… more harassment.
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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…