‘The federal government announced retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. tariff on Canadian steel, to start July 1. What do you think of this response?’
Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “As the prime minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the day the administration made the announcement, these tariffs are completely unacceptable. Canada has been the most steadfast and reliable ally of the United States for 150 years. “In response to these measures, our government announced the intention to impose […]
On foreign policy, Trudeau’s Liberals are long on rhetoric, short on action
Is Canada back? That is the question we ask in our most recent issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ). Leading Canadian scholars examine the Liberal government’s branding of its foreign policy to steal votes from the opposition, target a new generation of social media-savvy voters, and scoop up those left marginalized by a […]
Arms exports top $1-billion, as Saudi sales spike
Canada’s military exports jumped by almost 44 per cent in 2017 to $1.03-billion, an increase that mirrors a spike in trade with Saudi Arabia since 2016, according to a new report capturing the first reporting period of the multi-year controversial $15-billion arms deal. Almost half of Canada’s exports, $497.5-million, went to the Saudis in 2017, […]
Fewer expected at U.S. ambassador’s Fourth of July party, amid trade tussle
The United States ambassador’s annual Fourth of July party is sure to take place next week in a much more subdued atmosphere than past years, as a looming trade war between the two countries settles in. As Canada prepares to slap tariffs on $16.6-billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for U.S. steel and aluminum […]
‘Keep us in the game’: labour, industry urge feds to mitigate impact of U.S. tariffs
PARLIAMENT HILL—Ottawa has yet to sit down with the international union representing Canada’s steelworkers, despite increasing anxiety within the industry over the impact U.S. tariffs will have on the labour market, the House Trade Committee heard on Tuesday at a special meeting convened five days before the government’s countermeasures take effect. “There’s been no reach […]
Supply management is bad for consumers, for Canada, and even for dairy farmers
Say what you will about United States President Donald Trump’s G7 summit attendance earlier this month, he did manage to do one thing: rally a lot of Canadians against him. A lot of what Trump said is nonsense, and Canadians are right to be angry. However, Trump’s targeted attacks of supply management should not deter […]
Canada’s approach to Trump administration in 2018 was ‘the right one,’ says Trudeau as summer break begins
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his belief in the way his government has handled relations with an increasingly hostile U.S. President Donald Trump, telling reporters this afternoon that, despite new tariffs on Canadian metals and the president’s Twitter attacks against him, Ottawa’s approach to engagement with Washington is the “right one.” “We’ve established the ability […]
Ottawa’s efforts to restore relations with Tehran going ‘nowhere,’ says academic
The Trudeau government is unlikely to fulfill a campaign promise to normalize diplomatic ties with Iran, because, among other things, it is consumed with managing consular cases and it is still dealing with the legacy of Harper-era policies, says Thomas Juneau, a professor at the University of Ottawa, who spoke at a panel hosted by the […]
‘We’re in uncharted waters’: public personal attacks unprecedented in Canada-U.S. relationship, say ex-ambassadors to Washington, Ottawa
“Stunning,” “craziness,” “terribly insulting,” “disturbing,” “disappointing,” “inappropriate”: these are just some of the descriptions 10 former ambassadors to the United States and Canada are using to describe the events of the past few weeks in the Canada-U.S. relationship. The level of personal attacks U.S. President Donald Trump has hurled at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) […]
Ford’s right-wing populism: the gift that keeps on giving, for the rich
OTTAWA—Nothing says “for the people” like “buck-a-beer.” Ontarians put Doug Ford in office and slammed the Liberals in an election that confirmed the anti-progressive, me-first attitude that has become a prominent force in Western democracies as voters take out their unfocused anger over a changing world. Leaving aside immigration scare-mongering, Ford followed the Donald Trump […]
