Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get
Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil wars, it doesn’t mean we don’t know how to stand up for ourselves.
Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day
There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump’s global trade war with a multi-billion dollar travel ban. Canadians may not wave the flag like our Americans neighbours do, and we will never call ourselves patriots, but we do show our pride in other ways. Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day.
NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise
All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit at The Hague.
Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’
At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons system would be irresponsible. Canada’s defence investments must be effective, accountable, and aligned with our national interest.
‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns
Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit
Whatever problems the India reset may pose in the future, and however disappointing it may be to have not seen the G7 make any real progress on Ukraine or trade disputes, when Donald Trump left Alberta, the summit was not a fiasco.
Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come
Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will also be highly disruptive.
It’s time to end Trump’s free ride
In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced the office of the U.S. president. It’s time for G7 leaders to speak up.
Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit
Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and Calgary.
Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat
Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell for it before. However, the U.S. president now can’t resist the opportunity to strut around emoting on the stage.
