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Inside 72 hours that cratered US-Canada trade deal
Politico: Lutnick, who has been one of the Trump officials who have been most openly dismissive of Canada…
August 22, 2026
Trump’s top trade rep details offer that Canada rejected
New York Times: “In short, they asked too much and offered too little,” Mr. Carney said about the…
August 22, 2026
Iranian military leader vows Tehran ‘will not submit’ as US prepares further economic squeeze
CNN: A close ally of Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump’s current rhetoric about the war stems…
August 22, 2026
How to lose a trade war
David Frum//The Atlantic: Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership…
August 22, 2026
Trade cold war suddenly turns hot again
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs don’t go into effect until Sept. 8. Perhaps Mr. Trump,…
August 22, 2026
Things are about to get verrrrrry ugly
John Ivison/National Post: California Governor Gavin Newsom likely spoke for all Democrats and many Republicans in a social…
August 22, 2026
Jivani calls Carney’s dollar-for-dollar tariff response an ‘overreaction’ that will ‘accelerate conflict’
National Post: Jivani said that Carney and his negotiating team made the critical mistake of not getting serious…
August 22, 2026
Just how bad was this deal?
Michael Higgins/National Post: Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs could lead to up to 90,000 job losses, predicted University of…
August 22, 2026
Chinese research centre near MoD site is ‘enormous concern’, says ex-spy chief
Telegraph: Col Phil Ingram said: “This concerns me enormously. The Chinese are positioning themselves in the perfect place…
August 22, 2026
Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month
The Canadian Press: Carney said Canada will match Washington’s new tariffs dollar-for-dollar and that the levies will be…
August 22, 2026
Ford stands by Carney’s decision to walk away from ‘bad deal’ with the U.S.
The Canadian Press: “I’m glad he didn’t sign that deal because it was a bad deal,” Ford said…
August 22, 2026
Carney stands up to Trump in trade war despite risks
New York Times: Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with…
August 22, 2026
Smith says Alberta could have binding referendum on secession in early 2027
The Globe and Mail: Alberta will hold a binding referendum on secession early next year if the results…
August 22, 2026
Canada risks falling behind with tepid approach to African trade: South Africa envoy
The Canadian Press: High Commissioner Rieaz Shaik said Ottawa still views African countries as recipients of aid and…
August 22, 2026
American tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks fall apart
CBC: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would retaliate “dollar for dollar” after the White House delivered on…
August 22, 2026
Southeast Asia isn’t buying Elbridge Colby’s flexible realism
Hunter Marston/Foreign Policy: Colby and other senior Trump officials who espouse this false promise of “flexible realism” ignore…
August 21, 2026
One of Trump’s top deputies has been unsatisfied with trade deal on table for Canada, sources say
CBC: Four sources with knowledge of the closed-door discussions say U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a central figure…
August 21, 2026
‘Ghost job’ ads getting so bad that lawmakers want to ban them
Wall Street Journal: Some companies post less-than-real ads to build a pipeline for jobs that might open up…
August 21, 2026
Controversial academic who ignited Jason Arday furor
Wall Street Journal: Cofnas, speaking from Belgium in one of his first interviews since Arday’s death, said he…
August 21, 2026
US ambassador to Belgium defends controversial academic who scrutinized late Cambridge professor
Politico: Bill White, the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, condemned the suspension in a social media post Friday, writing…
August 21, 2026