Feds keep elbows in motion, but not necessarily always up
The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling the world to reinforce relationships that may prove crucial in the trade war with Trump. But time is also on our side.
Carney will need to prove he can actually stand up to Trump, he campaigned on it
The United States holds tremendous economic leverage over us. For now, Canada is protected by the existing North American trade agreement and most of our exports to the U.S. are tariff-exempt. But the agreement will soon be renegotiated and that’s when the U.S. will apply real pressure.
Canada ‘should not relent’ in trade talks, say industry reps who say auto sector needs zero tariffs
No level of tariff is good for Canadian prospects and jobs in the automotive sector, according to Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada and a member of the prime minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.
Trump has the tools to treat his baseless conspiracy theories as if they were real, and that’s a problem
Trump’s serial lying and reflexive confabulating may entertain his MAGA base, but they are far from harmless fodder for the faithful. The obvious losers are the ones he lies to: the American people. Democracy only works when the electorate is informed.
Ford’s blunt talk is refreshing
Canadian political leaders will have to stand up and fight back with diplomacy, gold-plated negotiating skills, wily charm, facts, and sometimes, they will need to speak bluntly for all to hear, like Ford, because sucking up doesn’t appear to be helping either. If this is a good-cop-bad-cop strategy, Ford’s doing the bad cop well.
Canada’s fear of the U.S.: a mirror of self-doubt
So, Canada, stop staring south and start looking inward. Define your story, diversify your strengths, and own your place in the world. Canada has unlimited potential, it should utilize it. Trump’s shadow is long, but it’s not the problem—it’s the mirror. The real question is whether Canada likes what it sees and has the courage to change it before it’s too late.
Former Conservative trade minister eyes expanded Canada-U.S. pact for added negotiating leverage
Architects of a plan to expand bilateral negotiations with the U.S. say that Canada cannot replace the American market through diversification.
Trump ‘a potential risk’ for Carney and his ‘full-throttle government,’ says Nanos, but he’s still preferred PM
While nearly half of Canadians view him as the choice for “preferred prime minister,” and the governing Liberal Party that he leads is 10 points ahead of the official opposition Conservatives, Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing a greater challenge than what his predecessor Justin Trudeau confronted in the first year of his majority government […]
Trade, housing, prosperity: none of it happens without construction
The truth is this: if the government wants to build the economy of the future, they need to partner—urgently and seriously—with the sector that physically builds it.
Lobbyists address Canada-U.S. dynamic in face of shifting tariffs from unpredictable Trump: ‘it’s changed’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s mind ‘gets whipped around, even within 24 hours,’ says Corinne Pohlmann, executive vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who also says Trump has changed how her organization represents its members to the Canadian federal government.
