Midterms, tariffs: 2026 could be critical year for Canada-U.S. relations

The Canadian Press: Next year will see what’s likely to be a combative review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade and a bitter midterm battle as Democrats try to take back control of Congress. The results of those elections could spur Congress to rein in the president’s sweeping use of executive power — or they could embolden Trump even further.

“Midterm elections are generally bad for sitting presidents,” said Matthew Lebo, a political-science professor at Western University in London, Ont…