Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a bilateral meeting in her office at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 16, 2026.
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A seismic shift in American geopolitics explains the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade relations. Understanding U.S. policy is critical as Canada faces stark choices.
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Aug. 25, 2026.
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Ottawa’s decision to walk away may have been justified, but it is costly for an economy still heavily dependent on the U.S. market.
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.
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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.
Ontario and Québec are sitting on $97 million in unsold American booze. Trump’s new tariffs are the perfect excuse to sell it.
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Provincial alcohol bans have drawn presidential notice. Ontario and Québec should now sell their U.S. inventories as a goodwill gesture while continuing to ban imports.
Changing immigration regimes create uncertainty that post-secondary institutions currently aren’t equipped to accommodate. The Canadian flag flies on the roof of the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in November 2025.
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Canada should redress age biases in the ranking system that serves as the primary mechanism for skilled workers to attain permanent residence in the country.
Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum following a joint news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, on Sep 18, 2025.
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In 2026, Canada will feel growing pressure to align with some U.S. trade-restrictive measures and, like Mexico, should do so smartly.
Comedian Mark Critch, cast member of the CBC comedy show ‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes,’ at a live taping of the show at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto in 2022.
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Lower, targeted tariffs on Chinese imports would ease financial pressures for Canadian consumers and mitigate Canada’s excessive reliance on the United States.
Mounties stand with an American flag as they prepare to welcome United States President Donald Trump to Calgary, Alta., in June 2025 to attend the G7 Leaders meeting taking place in nearby Kananaskis.
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At a time of changing geopolitical and physical environments, achieving long-term agricultural resilience means diversifying Canada’s crop production.
Containers with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles on April 9, 2025.
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Trump’s tariffs have redirected billions of dollars in exports originally bound for the U.S. to other markets.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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Canada must stand in solidarity with the international community to exert collective pressure on the U.S. A co-ordinated global response could compel Trump to reconsider his unilateral trade policies.
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.
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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
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and media personality Ben Shapiro at a PragerU event in Florida on March 27, 2025.
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Danielle Smith’s approach to Trump’s tariffs against Canada reflects an outdated economic approach to tariffs that involves inertia or sheer subservience.
People skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada Day, Feb. 14, 2025 in Ottawa.
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Psychology researchers studying parent-child relationships and child mental health offer five ways parents can address public discourse around a trade war.
Prime Minister Mark Carney gets a hug from Beulah Cooper as he arrives at her house in Gander, N.L., on March 24, 2025. Cooper housed Americans during 9/11 and is featured in the musical Come From Away.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The question on the ballot this election is no longer about Justin Trudeau — it’s about who Canadians trust to lead them through a disruptive and unpredictable time.
Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in February 2025.
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In the Canada-U.S. trade war, Canadian officials are facing an American president who excels at creating false narratives. Canada must win the messaging war.
Canadian and American flags fly at the Rainbow Bridge at the border crossing between the U.S. and Canada near Niagara Falls, Ont., in 2023.
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Problems in Canada-U.S. relations force us to confront how friendship as a bond is fragile, conditional and always on the brink of rupture
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly stands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the G7 meeting of foreign ministers in Charlevoix, Québec on March 13, 2025.
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