Crazily, Trump wants a trade war; Canada better gear up
OTTAWA—Last weekend, Canadians got an indication of what they are really dealing with when it comes to United States President Trump. Annoyed that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a wrap-up G7 press conference that Canada would not be pushed around by its American neighbour, Trump blew up and began a verbal attack on Trudeau that […]
Free trade with China would be a win for Canada, says Sen. Massicotte
Does Canada’s refusal of the Aecon sale to a Chinese firm spell the end of our free trade aspirations with China? As the much-feared scenario of a trade war with the United States—Canada’s biggest trading partner—is now turning into reality, a free trade agreement with China is vital to Canada’s future economic prosperity. We should not […]
Politics This Morning: Freeland flies to D.C. to meet with U.S. Senators; Blair, Young, to announce fresh research funding
Happy Wednesday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland heads to Washington, D.C., today for a sit-down with members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Even though Canada-U.S. relations have hit a low point following an onslaught of lashings from U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers, Larry Kudlow and Peter Navarro, Ms. Freeland can likely expect a […]
Trump’s attacks put Trudeau in tight spot
A field of ruins. In the wake of this weekend’s Trumpian tweet storm, that’s what is mostly left of the fragile structure Justin Trudeau had painstakingly built to try to preserve Canada’s most important trade relationship. The fact that the prime minister did not have a hand in the demolition, or that the collateral damage […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet dairy lobby; Bibeau, Champagne to talk women empowerment
Good Tuesday morning, After taking a personal day to regroup and process the verbal attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be back on the Hill. At 9 a.m., he’ll attend a cabinet meeting and will be in Question Period to face the aftermath of Mr. Trump’s loaded tweets. The prime […]
Trump’s trade war vanity
U.S. President Donald Trump, at the end of May, slapped tariffs on a vast array of products coming from America’s allies including Europe, Mexico, and of course, Canada. This came months after he had initially flirted with starting a trade war, declaring that they are easy to win and therefore, in America’s best interest. Things […]
Republicans pressure Trump to drop tariffs after Trudeau retaliation, but it might not matter, say U.S. trade watchers
Republican lawmakers are pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., likely making the case that the move could pave the road to his impeachment, say a former trade adviser to U.S. politicians and a Canadian lobbyist tracking the trade battle. “The only hope there is the Republican leadership […]
In the Deep South, MPs extol virtues of trade with Canada
MPs travelled to Mobile, Alabama, last week to highlight the strength of Canadian industry to U.S. politicians and business leaders in the midst of a looming trade war between the United States and Canada. Conservative MP Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.), NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.), and Liberal MP T.J. Harvey (Tobique-Mactaquac, Ont.) […]
Morneau continues to ignore ongoing current deficits in budget statements
TORONTO—When the International Monetary Fund economists came out the other day with a concluding statement following their visit to assess our economy, Finance Minister Bill Morneau wasted no time issuing a press release declaring that IMF “recognizes Canada’s success in delivering growth that works for everyone.” What he failed to mention was that the IMF […]
Macron visit: how Paris is newly resurgent, despite Trump’s ‘Jim’
Who remembers Jim, United States President Donald Trump’s elusive, go-to guy on all things Paris? Never accorded a surname by the White House, no reporter could trace him, but “Jim” gained a degree of notoriety for advising Trump against visiting the City of Light, because lax immigration policy and tight gun laws had made it […]
