politics
Trump says he's hiking 'tariff on Canada' by 10% over Ontario government ad
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10 per cent “over and above what they are paying now” because of an advertisement by the Ontario government. Source link
Shadow of Trump's trade war follows Carney to Malaysia
The prime minister is due to arrive in Malaysia for the summit of southeast Asian nations — looking to advance free trade talks there after the recent scuttling of negotiations with the United States. Source link
As a leader in finance, Mark Carney said climate action was critical. Where is that urgency now?
Mark Carney spent a decade as one of the most credible voices on climate action and the economy. Now as prime minister, he is scrapping emissions reductions policies, backing LNG projects and talking pipelines. As Canadians wait for details of his coming ‘climate competitiveness strategy,’ some are wondering: does Carney still care about climate? Source […]
Ontario's anti-tariff ad is clever, effective and legally sound, experts say
An Ontario government ad that attracted the wrath of U.S. President Donald Trump was successful — even if it didn’t produce the outcome provincial officials might have anticipated, say experts in political communication. Source link
Michael Kovrig warns of China’s ‘diplomatic wrapping paper’ as Carney pursues deeper ties
As Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid a U.S. trade war, a former Canadian diplomat who spent more than a thousand days imprisoned in China is warning Ottawa to remember the threat China poses to Canada. Source link
Pope Leo laments U.S.-Canada 'difficulties' after Trump ends trade talks
Pope Leo lamented on Friday the frictions roiling relations between the United States and Canada, in a likely reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cut off trade talks. Source link
What exactly did Ronald Reagan say about tariffs?
The Ontario government ad that has triggered President Donald Trump’s wrath, uses excerpts of a 1987 speech by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Here’s what the ad says and the text of Reagan’s original speech. Source link
A timeline of the ad that led to Trump terminating trade talks with Canada
Donald Trump says he has terminated trade negotiations with Canada over an Ontario government ad that quotes a decades-old speech by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Here’s a timeline of events to this point. Source link
