trade war

America cuts off its supply chain to spite its face

Tabatha Southey: The reality TV president’s latest creation, Trade Wars: Endgame, is a chaotic, self-indulgent exercise in nostalgia

Here’s what the trade war has cost the U.S. and Canada so far

Jason Kirby: The two countries have collected $1.1 billion in duties—kicking themselves in the shin and passing on the pain to consumers

Why did Donald Trump bring up the Chevrolet Impala?

The car he brought up amid high-stakes NAFTA negotiations has a long assembly history in Canada

Why Donald Trump will fail to divide Canada and the U.S.

Editorial: Our two countries are attached at the hip. Just look at NORAD, an integral part of U.S. defences where a Canadian is second-in-command

In the U.S.-Canada trade war, we are not blameless

Opinion: The Trudeau government has failed to adjust to Washington’s evolving political landscape—and Canada’s provocations have not helped matters

Canadian nationalism isn’t the answer in this trade war with the U.S.

Opinion: A truly confident country, writes David Moscrop, would use Donald Trump’s anti-Canadian rhetoric to also engage in a little introspection

Could Ottawa slap the Trump Organization with trade sanctions?

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has left the option wide open: ‘We welcome ideas from all Canadians on what should and should not be in our retaliation list’

Can Chrystia Freeland talk some sense into the Americans?

Allen Abel reports from the U.S. Capitol, as Canada’s foreign minister (and ‘Diplomat of the Year’) makes a desperate plea for U.S. restraint

Why pharmaceuticals could be the prescription for trade warfare that truly hurts America

Opinion: If Canada wants to decisively threaten maximum pain and stop the escalating trade war with the U.S., it should propose expropriating pharmaceutical patents

How far will Trump go against Canada? Just watch him.

Evan Solomon: The Quebec summit was a disaster and the irrational Trump now sees a trade war with Canada as not only a political win but a personal one.

Donald Trump goes to history class

Opinion: Did Canada burn down the White House in the War of 1812? No, not exactly—but Tabatha Southey finds out what else the President knows about history

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau faces new versions of very old Canadian problems

Overwhelming reliance on the U.S. market, fractious provinces, natural resource challenges—the greatest hits of Canadian policy just won’t go away