Like most Canadians, I was very disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to place tariffs on all Canadian goods. This decision will harm both Canadian and American consumers, workers and businesses alike, and strain the historic and important friendship between our two nations. Read More
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian leaders that the U.S. would protect its rights under the Panama Canal Treaty if the Central American nation didn’t move to oust Chinese-connected companies near the critical waterway. Read More
As the leaders of Canada and Mexico rushed to respond after Donald Trump started a new trade war, Chinese President Xi Jinping took a breath before his nation announced any concrete retaliation. Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump's unprecedented move to pull America's closest neighbours into a trade war has left some Republican lawmakers precariously navigating how to support the leader's tariff agenda while their local economies brace for impact. Read More
OTTAWA — U.S.-made booze, tobacco, poultry, shampoos, toothpastes, motorcycles, firearms, furniture, ketchup, spices and even chocolate are about to jump in price as the Canadian government unveiled a first list of American items to be hit with 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs as of Tuesday. Read More
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald J. Trump admitted Sunday that his 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods could cause harm and impact Americans, but he has no intention of backing down. Read More
The Wall Street Journal featured an editorial in its weekend edition declaring that if Donald Trump went ahead with his plan to impose tariffs on America’s two biggest trading partners, it would constitute “the dumbest trade war in history.” Read More
About an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into effect sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was back on CNN advocating against the “unjustified” and “unfair” economic measures and vowing “retaliatory measures.” Read More
Ottawa is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on hundreds of goods originating in the United States — from meat and milk to carpets and curtains — in response to steep new American levies against Canada. Read More
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods may lead some in Canada to drink. But there’s one thing they likely won’t be drowning their sorrows in: American booze. Read More
President Donald Trump’s upcoming 25 per cent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and 10 per cent duties on products from China are set to ricochet through households, raising prices for a wide range of items including vegetables, fruits and cars. Read More
Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a prominent Israeli legal scholar and former UN official, is spearheading efforts to document the sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. Read More
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called an early election to strengthen, he claims, his capacity to face down the Trump administration over tariffs. Is he the tough negotiator he presents himself to be? Is he as suited as he thinks to the new governing ethos of Trump 2.0? Read More
It's finally happened. On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will be imposing a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy products and 25 per cent tariffs on everything else, starting Tuesday. We have no idea what kind of negotiations took place between the Liberals and Trump. All we know is that Canada is now facing the greatest economic threat it has faced in decades. Read More
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he will spend $22 billion to build infrastructure as part of a stimulus package in the face of a possible trade war with the United States.Read More
"We're certainly not looking to escalate, but we will stand up for Canada, Canadians and Canadian jobs," Trudeau said at a 9:30 p.m. ET press conference. "We didn't ask for this, but we will not back down." Read More
Of late, Canadian politics has descended into an arms race over who can promise the most extravagant response to the threat of 25 per cent tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.Read More
Within the past 70 minutes, as I write this, two notable things happened. One: the Reuters news agency reported — citing three unnamed sources “familiar with the planning” — that the Trump administration would be implementing tariffs against Canada and Mexico on March 1. And two: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt then denied the Reuters report, insisting 25-per-cent tariffs are coming down Feb. 1. Read More