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“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada announced last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Henry Farrell, an IR professor at Johns Hopkins University breaks down the meaning of Mark Carney's speech.
youtu.be/4a5Jzn8YAQY?...
Henry Farrell, an IR professor at Johns Hopkins University breaks down the meaning of Mark Carney's speech.
youtu.be/4a5Jzn8YAQY?...
The Truth About American Hegemony | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada announced last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Henry Farrell, an IR professor at Johns Hopkins University breaks down the meaning of Mark Carney's speech.
youtu.be/4a5Jzn8YAQY?...
Henry Farrell, an IR professor at Johns Hopkins University breaks down the meaning of Mark Carney's speech.
youtu.be/4a5Jzn8YAQY?...
Carney said Trump phoned him on Monday and they had a “very good conversation” that touched on Ukraine, Venezuela and Arctic security. He stressed that his message to the president was consistent with the one he delivered in Switzerland last week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Carney Says He Had Good Call With Trump, No Retreat on Davos
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he stood by his Davos warning about great-power coercion in a call with President Donald Trump, pushing back on US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s account o...
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Carney said Trump phoned him on Monday and they had a “very good conversation” that touched on Ukraine, Venezuela and Arctic security. He stressed that his message to the president was consistent with the one he delivered in Switzerland last week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Full interview: Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman . youtu.be/YIA_8sbUEsQ?...
Full interview: Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman
YouTube video by Face the Nation
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January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Full interview: Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman . youtu.be/YIA_8sbUEsQ?...
Economists are almost always in favour of greater openness to trade. It increases economic efficiency & raise living standards in a smaller economy. But the current environment, it can bring downsides, and even existential dangers for smaller country. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Mark Carney’s survival plan: Canada and other ‘middle powers’ must co-operate in order to thrive
Call it The Carney Paradox: In an era of predatory great powers, the benefits of global economic integration must be balanced with protecting national autonomy
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Economists are almost always in favour of greater openness to trade. It increases economic efficiency & raise living standards in a smaller economy. But the current environment, it can bring downsides, and even existential dangers for smaller country. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbor. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Threatens 100% Retaliatory Tariffs Against Canada
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbor.
www.bloomberg.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbor. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada's U.S. ambassador responds after Trump says the country is against Golden Dome over Greenland youtu.be/GIa4JItQrN0?...
Canada's U.S. ambassador responds after Trump says the country is against Golden Dome over Greenland
YouTube video by Face the Nation
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January 24, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Canada's U.S. ambassador responds after Trump says the country is against Golden Dome over Greenland youtu.be/GIa4JItQrN0?...
On Wednesday, the U.S. President insulted Canada on the international stage, saying this country “lives because of the United States.” That affront came shortly after Trump posted a map on social media depicting Canada, Greenland and Venezuela as part of USA. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Are Trump’s threats making you anxious? Here are six ways to cope
The roller-coaster of geopolitical developments is making our political anxiety worse
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 AM
On Wednesday, the U.S. President insulted Canada on the international stage, saying this country “lives because of the United States.” That affront came shortly after Trump posted a map on social media depicting Canada, Greenland and Venezuela as part of USA. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...
Canada Flexes on Global Stage With an Eye to Its Own Survival
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...
Premier says China willing to foster new growth drivers with Canada; Carney’s trip ‘turning point' in ties, meets business’ expectations: expert #cdnpoli #trade #diversification www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Premier says China willing to foster new growth drivers with Canada; Carney’s trip ‘turning point' in ties, meets business’ expectations: expert #cdnpoli #trade #diversification www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/...
China, Canada vow to enhance bilateral ties #cdnpoli #trade #diversification www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/16/...
China, Canada vow to enhance bilateral ties
China and Canada pledged on Thursday to jointly uphold the multilateral trading system and the core role of the United Nations in international affairs while agreeing to strengthen dialogue and promot...
www.chinadaily.com.cn
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
China, Canada vow to enhance bilateral ties #cdnpoli #trade #diversification www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/16/...
Canada sees rapid increase in imports that historically would go to U.S., says analyst #tradewar #cdnpoli www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...
Canada sees rapid increase in imports that historically would go to U.S., says analyst
Canada is becoming far more attractive in commodity goods for the rest of the world, as it diversifies its trade away from the U.S., says one analyst.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Canada sees rapid increase in imports that historically would go to U.S., says analyst #tradewar #cdnpoli www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...
A conservative think tank tied to the architects of Project 2025 is rolling out a sweeping set of policy proposals aimed at reshaping American families and promoting marriage and childbearing between heterosexual couples, according to a report obtained by Wapo.
www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e6...
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www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
A conservative think tank tied to the architects of Project 2025 is rolling out a sweeping set of policy proposals aimed at reshaping American families and promoting marriage and childbearing between heterosexual couples, according to a report obtained by Wapo.
www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e6...
www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e6...
The share of Canada’s exports headed to the US fell to 67.3%, the lowest level on record outside the pandemic in data going back to 1997.
The trade shortfall hit C$583 million ($421 million) in October, according to Statistics Canada. #tradewar #cdnpoli
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The trade shortfall hit C$583 million ($421 million) in October, according to Statistics Canada. #tradewar #cdnpoli
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Canada Exports to Non-US Countries Hit Record on Gold
Canada’s merchandise trade balance swung back into deficit as surging imports of computers and electronics outweighed a spike in gold exports to non-US countries.
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The share of Canada’s exports headed to the US fell to 67.3%, the lowest level on record outside the pandemic in data going back to 1997.
The trade shortfall hit C$583 million ($421 million) in October, according to Statistics Canada. #tradewar #cdnpoli
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The trade shortfall hit C$583 million ($421 million) in October, according to Statistics Canada. #tradewar #cdnpoli
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In The New Yorker, Jill Lepore surveyed the destruction of the administration’s first three months: “Trump felled so much timber not because of the mightiness of his ax but because of the rot within the trees and the weakness of the wood.” (Stan Shatenstein, Montreal)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
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Opinion | The Best Sentences of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In The New Yorker, Jill Lepore surveyed the destruction of the administration’s first three months: “Trump felled so much timber not because of the mightiness of his ax but because of the rot within the trees and the weakness of the wood.” (Stan Shatenstein, Montreal)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has ripped up decades of Canadian goodwill toward deeper economic integration with the United States. Nearly every senior minister is now involved in managing the fallout of America’s use of trade as a weapon.
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Trump forces a rewrite of Canada’s trade strategy
With U.S. ties under strain, Mark Carney has unleashed a Cabinet-wide scramble to diversify exports beyond America — even as Ottawa struggles to define its plan.
politi.co
December 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has ripped up decades of Canadian goodwill toward deeper economic integration with the United States. Nearly every senior minister is now involved in managing the fallout of America’s use of trade as a weapon.
politi.co/4jlPzUP
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Catherine Cullen conversation with Kirsten Hillman, an outgoing Canada’s ambassador's to the United States, on how Canada–U.S. relations have changed and how she’s navigated an increasingly polarized political landscape, from Democrats to MAGA Republicans. #cdnpoli youtu.be/RkdB7rMboQI?...
Canada’s ambassador to Washington reflects on a changed America | The House
YouTube video by CBC News
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December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Catherine Cullen conversation with Kirsten Hillman, an outgoing Canada’s ambassador's to the United States, on how Canada–U.S. relations have changed and how she’s navigated an increasingly polarized political landscape, from Democrats to MAGA Republicans. #cdnpoli youtu.be/RkdB7rMboQI?...
Tech companies are on pace to spend just shy of $1.6 trillion annually on data centers by 2030, as per DA Omdia. The magnitude of the hype around #AI, whose prospects as a profit maker remain entirely hypothetical, has confounded many sober-minded investors. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Bubbles Are Everywhere in the Global Economy
From AI to Labubus, 2026 could be a year of reckoning.
www.bloomberg.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Tech companies are on pace to spend just shy of $1.6 trillion annually on data centers by 2030, as per DA Omdia. The magnitude of the hype around #AI, whose prospects as a profit maker remain entirely hypothetical, has confounded many sober-minded investors. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The share of tax-filers in Canada who reported that they donated to charity sat at just 16.8 per cent in 2023, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, down from nearly 22 per cent a decade earlier.
Please donate to the cause you care !
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Please donate to the cause you care !
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Canada has become a nation of charity grinches
Charities are struggling as the number of donors, and the size of their donations, declines
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The share of tax-filers in Canada who reported that they donated to charity sat at just 16.8 per cent in 2023, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, down from nearly 22 per cent a decade earlier.
Please donate to the cause you care !
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Please donate to the cause you care !
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Targets : Canada, Mexico
Effective Date 3/4/25
Goods Targeted
USMCA noncompliant goods from March 7 (all goods from March 4–6)
Tariff Rate
25%; 10% for Canadian energy; and potash 10% from March 7 versus 25% before
Tariff Impact on US
Affected Trade $58.9B
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/tru...
Effective Date 3/4/25
Goods Targeted
USMCA noncompliant goods from March 7 (all goods from March 4–6)
Tariff Rate
25%; 10% for Canadian energy; and potash 10% from March 7 versus 25% before
Tariff Impact on US
Affected Trade $58.9B
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/tru...
Tracking Every Trump Tariff and Its Economic Effect
Keeping up with the latest deals, which goods are being targeted by US tariffs and what the economic impacts are
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Targets : Canada, Mexico
Effective Date 3/4/25
Goods Targeted
USMCA noncompliant goods from March 7 (all goods from March 4–6)
Tariff Rate
25%; 10% for Canadian energy; and potash 10% from March 7 versus 25% before
Tariff Impact on US
Affected Trade $58.9B
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/tru...
Effective Date 3/4/25
Goods Targeted
USMCA noncompliant goods from March 7 (all goods from March 4–6)
Tariff Rate
25%; 10% for Canadian energy; and potash 10% from March 7 versus 25% before
Tariff Impact on US
Affected Trade $58.9B
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/tru...
The federal transport minister says he’s confident the Port of Vancouver can serve as Canada’s gateway to Asia despite recent challenges, including labour disputes related shutdowns and supply chain disruptions that have stranded shipping containers for weeks. vancouversun.com/news/federal...
Federal transport minister acknowledges challenges that dropped Port of Vancouver to bottom of world rankings
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon committed to upgrades to railway infrastructure and completion of Roberts Bank expansion
vancouversun.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The federal transport minister says he’s confident the Port of Vancouver can serve as Canada’s gateway to Asia despite recent challenges, including labour disputes related shutdowns and supply chain disruptions that have stranded shipping containers for weeks. vancouversun.com/news/federal...
The promise was that if you "keep working, keep contributing to the economy, keep buying, keep climbing the ladder and then one day you'll arrive at this oasis," says Schorn. #Affordability #Crisis #cdnpoli
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Young Canadians talk about chasing their dreams in a world in crisis
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about being part of the unhappiest generation — and the financial and emotional pressures they face in a
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The promise was that if you "keep working, keep contributing to the economy, keep buying, keep climbing the ladder and then one day you'll arrive at this oasis," says Schorn. #Affordability #Crisis #cdnpoli
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/young...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/young...
Simple lifestyle choices, like eating well and getting regular exercise, are by far “the most effective and well-supported” longevity tactics — and “nothing else comes close,” said John Tower, a professor of biological sciences at the USC. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/w...
5 Science-Backed Longevity ‘Hacks’ That Don’t Cost a Fortune
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Simple lifestyle choices, like eating well and getting regular exercise, are by far “the most effective and well-supported” longevity tactics — and “nothing else comes close,” said John Tower, a professor of biological sciences at the USC. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/w...
Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire, The Canadian Press has learned.
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Carney, Ford to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on big projects, including Ring of Fire
Ottawa has agreed to eliminate any duplicative work on its impact assessments on large projects, sources say
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire, The Canadian Press has learned.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...