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Canada wants free trade — only on its terms
Peter Navarro/National Post: Behind the maple-leaf branding is a protectionist system that singles out American farmers, distillers, automakers,…
July 22, 2026
Trump betting on our weakness. We can’t afford to prove him right
Adam Radwanski/Toronto Star: Donald Trump is counting on Canada having weak resolve — freaking out and turning on…
July 22, 2026
There is no appeasing Donald Trump, or deterring him
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: It isn’t just that he has no understanding of policy, nor any knowledge…
July 21, 2026
Midwest sunset: Trump’s tariffs hit America’s farming powerhouse
Financial Times: Last year, the US exported $171bn of agricultural goods according to the Department of Agriculture, just…
July 21, 2026
Why Canada isn’t listening to American whining in wine wars
Chrystia Freeland/Financial Times: All of which goes to show that in a trade war, fighting back works. That…
July 21, 2026
Canada’s next national security battle will be fought through money, not missiles
Garry Clement/The Bureau: The next generation of conflict is being fought through illicit finance. Across Canada, transnational organized…
July 21, 2026
Lessons learned from Gordie Howe bridge
Marco Mendicino/CTV: The compromise to get the Gordie Howe bridge open will no doubt be criticized. However, that…
July 21, 2026
Carney will squander Canada’s middle power advantage by allying with China
Raquel Garbers/National Post: Canada and its allies need to insulate themselves from great power rivalries but should clearly…
July 20, 2026
Carney in Saudi Arabia: From moral suasion to strategic indispensability
Vina Nadjibulla: In their Economist essay, Carney and Stubb reject both “wishful multilateralism” and cold realpolitik in favour…
July 20, 2026
Carney undoing Trudeau’s Senate reforms. Here’s why they made sense
Supriya Dwivedi/National Observer: According to political science professor Emmett Macfarlane, “The reform successfully limited (nearly eradicated) patronage appointments, making…
July 17, 2026
Canada needs to stand against Marco Rubio’s latest crusade — even if it costs us
Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock/Toronto Star: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has launched a campaign explicitly designed…
July 17, 2026
Conservatives’ performative anger is symptom of movement that has lost its way
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: Figures like Mr. Poilievre are the kinds of leaders parties elect when they…
July 17, 2026
Canada’s conversation about new submarines failing to ask most important question
Rob Huebert/The Globe and Mail: However, the government’s announcement avoided the one question that should determine any submarine…
July 16, 2026
Carney was iffy on pipeline. Now his govt’s building one itself. Here’s what changed his mind
National Post: Observers told National Post that a confluence of factors, from U.S. tariffs to Iran’s seizure of…
July 16, 2026
Why govt’s plan for social media ban in Bill C-34 is unconstitutional
Michael Geist: Even with these measures, the ban might still be found to be unconstitutional. But if you…
July 16, 2026
On this bridge, it’s clear that Mark Carney is no Gordie Howe
Andrew MacDougall/Toronto Star: Make no mistake: Canada paid what amounts to a bribe. The Liberal government can dress…
July 16, 2026
Canada still reeling from lost decade of economic opportunity under Trudeau
Lorrie Goldstein/Toronto Sun: An April report by RBC agreed Canada is back on the radar with foreign investors,…
July 16, 2026
Inside Pierre Poilievre’s ‘one-man show’
Justin Ling/Toronto Star: “Staff morale is not great,” one current staffer told me. “End of days. Bunker mentality,”…
July 16, 2026
As U.S. moves closer to permanent daylight time, is it inevitable that Canada will follow?
CBC: “I think the Canadian business community generally doesn’t like to see Canada on different time than the…
July 16, 2026
Equalization reform: Great idea. Long overdue. Not going to happen
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: If it’s that simple, why hasn’t anyone done it? Why, indeed, isn’t anyone…
July 15, 2026