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For decades, the Canada-U.S. relationship has been defined by one of the world’s closest cross-border partnerships. Recent political and economic tensions have challenged that relationship. Canadian and U.S. flags fly atop the Peace Arch monument at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C., in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The cycle of hate: How Canada and the U.S. entered a cycle of hostility and how they can break it

The psychology of hate helps explain how threats, political rhetoric and historical narratives can transform a displomatic dispute into lasting hostility.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron embrace after delivering remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland, on Sept. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

From French outpost to Euro‑Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint‑Pierre‑et‑Miquelon

Donald Trump has given France and Canada another reason to close ranks. For Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the test is whether it will produce lasting investment and development opportunities.
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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’

Canada has spent the last century defending European democracies. Now it’s asking them to return the favour.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief trade negotiator Janice Charette listen as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference in Ottawa in August 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Caught between culture and commerce: Canada’s high‑stakes trade clash with the United States

The federal government’s double discourse on cultural sovereignty reflects the dilemma of exercising it in the era of free trade.
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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada walked away from a U.S. trade deal. What happens now?

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. 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.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a news conference as Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham looks on following the announcement of a new hydro, wind and transmission projects, in St. John’s, N.L., on Aug. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if so

Being seen as an effective crisis manager is central to Mark Carney’s political brand, but an emphasis on communication and symbolism in support of the brand can only go so far. Results matter.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the First Nations Summit at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., in July 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Reconciliation or recolonization? What Canada can learn by looking abroad

New research shows that Canadian attacks on Indigenous rights are part of a clear international trend of what’s known as recolonization.

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