politics
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
Ottawa limits how many American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free
The federal government is firing back at Stellantis and General Motors by limiting the number of tariff-free vehicles the automakers can import from the U.S. to sell in Canada. The two multinational manufacturers will no longer be exempt from paying Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on as many U.S.-assembled vehicles as before. Source link
Ottawa limits how many American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free
The federal government is firing back at Stellantis and General Motors by limiting the number of tariff-free vehicles the automakers can import from the U.S. to sell in Canada. Source link
Canadian ranchers want U.K. trade deal terminated
Canada’s ranchers are calling on the federal government to terminate the trade agreement it’s had in place with the United Kingdom since Brexit, part of a renewed push to persuade the British government to stop blocking Canadian meat exports and get back to the bargaining table. Source link