MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome
A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada, U.S. tariffs creating turmoil in Canadian economy, say analysts
Guy Gellatly, chief economic adviser at Statistics Canada, said it’s ‘too early’ to determine whether Canada is approaching a recession, but it’s had a ‘very, very weak second quarter with big declines in trade and business development.’ However, there hasn’t been sustained declines.
‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.
‘What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,’ says Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.
‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator
Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited 11 countries.
The American empire’s slow collapse—and Canada’s problem
Canada cannot get out of the way after two centuries of economic integration and cultural interdependence with the U.S. But we cannot afford blind loyalty, either.
Remaking Canada at warp speed: Nov. 4 will be a budget like no other
The Liberals have been left to draw up a budget package in the midst of the destruction of the trade relationship that is the modern Canadian economy.
Is Canada at risk of being complicit in U.S. military crimes?
The recent U.S. navy attacks on shipping off the coast of Venezuela have raised concerns at DND headquarters in Ottawa.
This is a wake-up call for Canada’s slumbering corporate class
The question: is corporate Canada ready to do its part? It certainly won’t refuse emergency funding to see it through the current uncertainty. But how able, and willing, is it to disrupt decades-old supply chains, retool its factories, and redirect its efforts away from the United States?
Canada needs to move much closer to Europe and Mexico, our future depends on it
It’s also time we dropped our anti-China bias. With a financially stressed America retreating into self-centred protectionism, it is time for Canada to assert its independence in a world of new allies and new opportunities.
