America is getting to be a strange country

If Donald Trump has nothing to hide, if, in fact, he wanted to back up his claim that he neither participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, or even knew about it, there is a simple solution. Give the green light to release all the Epstein files held by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare for some tough times and slower economic growth ahead because, as international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman said, the White House is ‘going to the wall’ to defend its use of the IEEPA tariffs.
Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada’s top diplomat doesn’t weigh in on a foreign country’s adherence to international law.
G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine

The G7 foreign ministers’ joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.
First Nations built the first North American economy—it’s time Canada recognized that

Partnership with Indigenous Peoples from the beginning of the CUSMA review would be a clear step towards economic reconciliation.
At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid

The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada’s humanitarian aid envelope.
Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken when her predecessor hosted the gathering in March and keyed in on the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and almost all members of his caucus on the Canada-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Group turned out to vote for Conservative MP Richard Bragdon, while a significant number of Liberal caucus members were absent at the Oct. 29 election meeting.
Trump’s game of ‘Made You Look’

If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.
What lessons can be drawn from Doug Ford’s adventures in advertising?

Three questions flow from the mess: Was it helpful? Was it co-ordinated? How is it possible that Ford beat the Democrats to it?