Eric Van Rythoven

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Mark Carney’s defiance: Canada shows the world how to respond to Donald Trump’s threats

Canada cannot match the U.S. economically, but it can make Donald Trump’s trade war politically costly as the U.S. heads toward midterm elections.
President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulate

Countries that sign deals with the Trump administration are quickly finding out that the stability and certainty they hoped to purchase was an illusion.
Canadian AI Minister Evan Solomon appears for a news conference during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Montréal in December 2025. Solomon’s response to the Grok controversy has been muted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry

Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?
A digital billboard flashes a message in Kennedy Township, Pa., in March 2025. Canada is placing ads like these along highways in 12 states that voted for Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Canadians need to use the language of freedom in fighting American annexation

Canadian diplomatic efforts amid Canada-U.S. tensions should aim at convincing American citizens that the idea of annexing Canada is a betrayal of U.S. values
A lone protester stands draped in the Canadian flag at a fence controlling access to streets near Parliament, in Ottawa, Feb. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Ottawa convoy protest points to a failure of civic education in Canada

If federal and provincial governments don’t step up their commitments to teaching citizens how our governments work, social media will continue to fill in the void with misinformation.

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