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China is now importing record amounts of Canadian oil after slashing U.S. oil purchases by roughly 90 per cent. As a result, imports of Canadian crude have surged, reaching a record 7.3 million barrels in March. This massive boon comes as Canadian negotiators are racing against the clock to make a trade deal with the White House. The expanded Trans...
The on-again-off-again trade talks between the United States and Canada are taking on a whole new meaning in light of newly proposed escalatory import duties. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to weaponize import duties, cajoling and bullying nations to agree to hastily enacted trade deals that oftentimes fall woefully short of addressing even the most basic tenets of his perceived...
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to begin work on his ambitious Golden Dome missile defence program. The “Big Beautiful Bill” Act, a whopping, multi-trillion deficit-busting spending law, appropriates US$25 billion initially for the White House’s signature military program. Perhaps even more surprising than the program itself is Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signalling support for it and...
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his eagerly anticipated visit to the White House for his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week. The meeting was anticlimactic and saw no confrontations, trolling or perceived slights from the mercurial American leader. Each man greeted the other with warm handshakes, beaming smiles, and spirited fist jabs. The jovial and festive vibes...
Speaking to reporters after a recent cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the assembled media that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military co-operation, is over.”
After months of bullying, trolling and cajoling, U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to strike fear and trembling in America’s biggest trading partners ended with a whimper. D-Day for punishing tariffs on all goods entering the United States from its neighbours came and went as the American strongman placed a 30-day pause on the potential trade war. Canadian leaders stood up...